Research and International News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Undergraduate Research Award Recipient Develops Important Pain-Assessment Guidelines
August 15, 2016 —
When you’re in pain, it can be hard to describe what it feels like beyond IT HURTS! If you’re an ER nurse, you’re going to have to push past those feelings so that you can assess and manage your patients properly. New guidelines developed by nursing student Bariadora (Samuel) Gbara are about to help take some of the sting out of the process.
Bacteria making HIV prevention drugs less effective in African women, UM team finds
August 12, 2016 —
A team of international researchers, including U of M's Adam Burgener, presented evidence from their findings
Free Press, Metro, et al.: Gov’t will pour $9M into Churchill scientific facility
August 11, 2016 —
Supported by government, the University of Manitoba is taking the lead in understanding how ice and oil mix.
Faculty of Education
New Member, Dr. Ee Seul Yoon
August 8, 2016 —
Yoon was attracted by University of Manitoba’s leadership and the faculty’s vision for trying to bring more social justice and equity into the education system.
Caring for the caregiver
August 2, 2016 —
A new kind of research lab opened this spring at the Grace General Hospital, one focused on enhancing students’ and clinicians’ empathic communication skills with patients, families and caregivers
A Different Kind of Archive
August 2, 2016 —
When Shawna Ferris started doing research on missing and murdered Indigenous women, she would bookmark websites made by families and friends of the missing women. But often, when she would return to the sites weeks or months later, they would no longer be there
From Point A to Point B
August 2, 2016 —
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease, but Ruth Ann Marrie has a simple way of summing it up
Faculty of Science
CIHR and Research Manitoba Funding for U of M Microbiology Labs
July 29, 2016 —
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Research Manitoba Award Funding to Three Labs in the Faculty of Science
Delegation from Côte d’Ivoire and UN gains insight from NCTR
July 28, 2016 —
The delegation looked to gain knowledge to build on initiatives in Côte d'Ivoire focused on reconstruction and reconciliation, following years of conflict
Faculty of Social Work
Community Members Challenged to Address Racism in Winnipeg
July 25, 2016 —
It has now been over a year since a controversial Maclean’s article put the spotlight on racism in Winnipeg. Since then, practical ways of addressing racism have been a topic of conversation. In an effort to find solutions, assistant professors, Cathy Rocke, Faculty of Social Work, and Maureen Flaherty, Peace and Conflict Studies, Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice, partnered with the India School of Dance, Music & Theatre, Inc. to launch an intensive training program for community intergroup dialogue facilitators.