Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive

February 1, 2024 — 
Three interdisciplinary teams from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received $100,000 grants from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund to pursue leading-edge research in the areas of heart disease, phantom limb pain and Huntington’s disease.

January 31, 2024 — 
Dr. Shweta Mital, a new assistant professor at UM's College of Pharmacy, navigates the delicate balance between health care innovation and its associated costs.

January 29, 2024 — 
Opposition parties call for indefinite pause to MAID expansion for mental illness

January 29, 2024 — 
Sandra Webber [BMRPT/90, M.Sc./96, PhD/10], a lifelong sports enthusiast, started playing the burgeoning sport of pickleball about five years ago. Now she’s on the court three or four times per week.

January 25, 2024 — 
Alum Dr. Chrysi Stavropoulou is researching the role of bacteria and fungi in peri-implant diseases, aiming to improve treatments for the nearly 20 percent of people with dental implants facing issues.

January 24, 2024 — 
Dr. Nathan Nickel directs UM's Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, which boasts the richest data mine in Canada -- in fact, one of the richest in the world -- for population-based research.

January 22, 2024 — 
Two researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were among the winners of the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grants competition.

January 19, 2024 — 
When Aaron Kim [DMD/87] was in Grade 1, his teacher asked each student what they wanted to be when they grew up. He declared that he wanted to be a doctor to help people in Africa.

January 18, 2024 — 
From a young age, Dr. Diana McMillan [MN/95] felt destined to work in health care.

January 15, 2024 — 
The inaugural Emerging Researcher Spotlight symposium on February 1 offers a compelling look into new and developing areas of research at UM.