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Seven professors named Most Powerful Women in Canada
October 25, 2021 —
Read the inspiring stories of the recipients
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Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Melanie MacKinnon
October 25, 2021 —
Healthcare innovator whose leadership has helped save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Dr. Tracie Afifi
October 25, 2021 —
Expert on the effects of child maltreatment one of seven UM faculty members named among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Joanne Embree
October 25, 2021 —
Dr. Joanne Embree, professor in the department of pediatrics and child health and the department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, has been named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada for 2021
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Janice Ristock
October 25, 2021 —
Dr. Janice Ristock, University of Manitoba professor and former Provost and Vice-President (Academic), has been named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada for 2021 in the CIBC Executive Leaders category
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Tina Chen
October 25, 2021 —
Champion of equity, diversity and inclusion is one of seven UM faculty members named among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Patricia Birk
October 25, 2021 —
Dr. Patricia Birk has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women-Professionals Category
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Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Dr. Melanie Morris
October 25, 2021 —
First Indigenous pediatric surgeon in Canada among Canada’s top women
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Teaching older adults in university courses
October 20, 2021 —
The Centre on Aging will host a workshop open to UM faculty and instructors on November 9 to share information on teaching older adults in the classroom.
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UM health research projects awarded more than $12 million in federal funding
October 20, 2021 —
Studies focused on Inuit wellness in Manitoba and on severe tooth decay in First Nations and Métis children are among 19 UM projects to receive recent grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.