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Closeup of a health-care worker's hands holding the hand of a patient.

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UM researcher asks patients why they’ve chosen assisted death

November 5, 2024 — 
A PhD candidate in the Max Rady College of Medicine is conducting the first study in Canada that asks patients about their motivations for MAID in the context of social determinants of health and dignity-related distress.

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A oral pathologist examines the inside of a patient's mouth.

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First-ever oral cancer screening pop-up clinic held on Bannatyne campus

November 4, 2024 — 
More than 100 people were screened for oral cancer at a pop-up clinic held in the Brodie Centre atrium.

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Graduands standing in the atrium at Bannatyne campus for convocation. A colourful piece of Indigenous artwork can be seen in the background encircling them.

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Rady Faculty dean urges new grads to ‘take flight’ in their careers

November 1, 2024 — 
As the sun shone brightly into the Brodie atrium at Bannatyne campus for fall convocation on Oct. 31, Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, asked the graduates of four health programs to take inspiration from the mural by Anishinaabe artist Blake Angeconeb that surrounded them. 

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Pharmacy award recipient Sean Ticsay with Class of 1966 alumni Dan Sitar and Marian Kremer

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Pharmacy award winners say balance is key

November 1, 2024 — 
Top students advise making time for friends, hobbies and self-care.

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3D render of mpox virus.

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Nature: Monkeypox virus keeps getting better at spreading among humans

October 31, 2024 — 
Monkeypox virus keeps getting better at spreading among humans

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Katrina Pōtiki Bryant holds a balnce stick while leading a workshop on a wellness program she developed for Indigenous people in New Zealand.

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New Zealand scholar finds common ground with Manitoba’s Indigenous people

October 28, 2024 — 
While visiting the College of Rehabilitation Sciences this fall, Katrina Pōtiki Bryant, associate dean Māori at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago in New Zealand, said she was struck by the many similarities between Indigenous people in Manitoba and her homeland. 

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Silhouettes of soldiers standing on a ridge at sunset

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CityNews Winnipeg: Quicker supports for military veterans needed: say experts

October 24, 2024 — 
Quicker supports for military veterans needed: say experts

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Three female Indigenous students in the lobby of the pinning ceremony. The student in the middle holds her UM nursing pin.

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Over 100 new nurses welcomed to profession

October 23, 2024 — 
The College of Nursing welcomed 105 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony on Oct. 22 at the new Desautels Concert Hall, a few hours ahead the graduands’ convocation. 

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Medal-winning students share their journey, advice at Fall Convocation

October 17, 2024 — 
Get to know these two students from the fall Class of 2024.

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Dr. James Blanchard

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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M awarded most Gates foundation grants of any Canadian university

October 16, 2024 — 
U of M awarded most Gates foundation grants of any Canadian university

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