Research and International News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Saliva samples from UM dental personnel to aid COVID-19 research
January 27, 2021 —
Students, faculty and support staff in dentistry and dental hygiene at UM will soon be asked to contribute their saliva to a research study of COVID-19 at Canada’s 10 dental schools.
Three UM researchers to work with community partners to address mental health needs of overlooked populations
January 27, 2021 —
Projects to focus on the people with hearing loss, parents, and frontline health care workers
Asper School of Business
Marketing for the greater good
January 26, 2021 —
Marketing is everywhere you look, whether you realize it or not. Every day you are exposed to dozens of ads from TV, flyers, podcasts, billboards, to social media.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Grad students use infectious disease know-how during pandemic
January 25, 2021 —
Graduate students in the Max Rady College of Medicine’s department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases have been busy during the pandemic putting their expertise to excellent use
Libraries
Increase your skills with Libraries online workshops
January 22, 2021 —
UM Libraries has expanded the number of online workshops being offered during Winter Term 2021.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Study aims to increase physical activity in people with pre-diabetes
January 22, 2021 —
A research team at the University of Manitoba is currently seeking participants for a study exploring interventions designed to help people with pre-diabetes to both increase and sustain their levels of physical activity.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Full-dose blood thinners decreased need for life support and improved outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in international trial
January 22, 2021 —
Treatment expected to reduce the pressure in intensive care units around the world
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
COVID-19’s impact on NBA fans
January 21, 2021 —
In a recently published study, FKRM prof Ben Schellenberg shed's light on the plight of NBA fans during the league's suspension of play last season.
Hydrogen gas-fuelled airships could spur development in remote communities
January 21, 2021 —
'Hydrogen gas is increasingly heralded as the mobile energy source of the green economy'
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Nursing prof focuses study on mental health model for First Nations children
January 19, 2021 —
Dr. Roberta Woodgate, a distinguished professor with the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Canada Research Chair was recently awarded nearly $1.3 million from CIHR for a five-year project





