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#WorldHealthDay: Science has extended & improved lives worldwide, but a backlash has eroded trust in expertise & illnesses like measles have returned. With an aging population & changing climate looming, transparency & collaboration to rebuild trust is crucial. #StandWithScience
Indigenous health research leader Dr. Kue Young recently launched his memoir at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus. He is a leading figure in Indigenous health research in Manitoba, across Canada and internationally.
Read the UM Today story to learn more. umtoday.ca/stories/indi...
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#AutismAcceptanceDay: I’m Aaron Goss, MCHP's Knowledge Broker. My #autism shaped who I am & how I experience the world. My creativity & thirst for knowledge drove success in music & academia. Frequent misunderstanding made me value clear language, informing my work.
Canada's National Autism Network
Congrats MCHP PhD candidate Hassan Maleki Golandouz, who's received awards from MCHP & Canadian Association for Health Services & Policy Research & an AI4PH fellowship. His research, supervised by Dr. Lisa Lix, uses #HealthData to build equitable #AI that performs well across diverse populations.
Graphic celebrating MCHP Research PhD student Desmond Bartholomew's success with advisor Dr. Lisa Lix at University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
List of recent awards including the Judy & Gerry McDole Entrance Scholarship from Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, STAGE Prairies Molecular Epidemiology fellowship, and the OsNet Clinical Reserach Day. At bottom is a Rady Faculty logo.
Congrats Desmond Bartholomew! The MCHP PhD student earned a @um-radyfhs.bsky.social scholarship, a STAGE training fellowship, & spot at OsNET's Clinical Research Day. He thanks advisor Dr. Lisa Lix, the team at @chimbca.bsky.social, & the many colleagues in Nigeria who supported his academic journey
The latest issue of RadyUM magazine is now online!
The twice-yearly publication brings you the latest news and student, faculty and alumni accomplishments from the six colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr. Lucy Marzban's research examines early detection and treatment to reduce amyloid formation, a key factor in diabetes.
Read more: umtoday.ca/stories/jour... @umanitoba.bsky.social
Women’s health is more than reproduction, let’s talk about it. Watch today’s daily dose.
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Recent University of Manitoba Awards: Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize -Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Completion Scholarship -Manitoba Centre for Health Policy Evelyn Shapiro Award for Health Services Research -College of Community and Global Health Jenny Fraser Memorial Award Manitoba Family Year 1994 Legacy Scholarship
Congrats MCHP MSc student Yen Vuu, who received awards from MCHP, @um-radyfhs.bsky.social, &
@umanitoba.bsky.social in the past year. Studying heritability of #ADHD & #Autism with co-Advisors Dr. Lisa Lix & Dr. Amani Hamad, her data skills inform volunteer work supporting animal rights & children.
Each year, International Women’s Day invites the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty community to honour the women who shape learning, leadership and care across its colleges. umtoday.ca/stories/give... @umanitoba.bsky.social
UM alum Dr. Philip Berger has fought for equitable health care for marginalized people for more than 50 years. He sat down for a Q&A session with Dr. Peter Nickerson. #healthequity #MedSky
New episode of RadyUs highlights exciting stories from the past month including new HIV research studies, funding for mental health initiatives, the Black Health Symposium and more! #podcast #healtheducation #MedSky
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🚨BCC MEMBERS, SAVE THE DATE🚨
2026 AGM will be held April 16th, 2026.
2-3PM ET
Meeting link to follow closer to the date.
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MSc & PhD students: Apply by April 3 to the Manitoba Training Program for Health Services Research. Build key skills for a career in research, clinical science, or healthcare planning. Successful applicants are eligible for a stipend.
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In honour of #InternationalWomensDay, please join us on Thursday, March 5th at the WAG-Qaumajuq for a panel discussion on gender-based violence & displacement featuring featuring Joy Chadya, Brenda Gunn, Helga Hamilton, Olga Khamedova, Shirley A. Robinson, + Alex Wilson.
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We're closed Feb 16th for #LouisRielDay. Today, we reflect on the tremendous sacrifices Manitoba's founder made to support the rights of the #RedRiverMétis people. We commit to honouring his vision by working to support an inclusive, just society that embraces all cultures.
Six community organizations are receiving grants to support innovative mental health projects, thanks to new donations to @primetheme.bsky.social, a @chrimanitoba.bsky.social research theme founded by UM’s Dr. Mandy Archibald and Dr. Leslie Roos. umtoday.ca/stories/new-...
We are honoured to host Dr. Sherry Farrell Racette for a lecture titled "The Resurgence of Traditional Media and Acts of "Doing" in Contemporary Indigenous Art" on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30 pm in the Skylight Gallery at WAG-Qaumajuq, 300 Memorial Blvd. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
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Menopause: our study revealed how it affects the brain, cognition and mental health
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Congrats to #MCHPResearch's Dr. Lisa Lix, named Associate Dean, Research of U of M Rady Faculty's new College of Community & Global Health. The George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation's Director of #DataScience & a CAHS Fellow, Dr. Lix holds leadership roles with multiple organizations.
The CHRR is honoured to host Dr. Gina Starblanket for a talk on Indigenous feminism and critical approaches to relationality. The lecture will be on Friday, February 27 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm in 307 Tier Building.
For more information about this event, visit chrr.info/.../methods-...
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Centre on Aging text on left of logo. Logo is a design of a bison walking on a path under the northern lights with a prairie landscape and the flame representing reconciliation below. Text University of Manitoba on right. Background image of cherry blossom branches in bloom on the right side, set against a blue sky. Text reads 43rd Annual Spring Research symposium. QR code on right linking to Symposium web pages. Text below reads May 7, 2026. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Minosin Kikiwa: “A Good Home” –A community- academic collaboration to study Indigenous aging, housing and supports in Winnipeg. Lucille Bruce, Joanne Mason, Kathy Mallett, and Laura Funk, PhD
Registration is open for the Centre on Aging's 43rd Spring Symposium on May 7.
Hear a panel presentation on Minosin Kikiwa: “A Good Home” –A community- academic collaboration to study Indigenous aging, housing and supports in Winnipeg"
View full Symposium details: tinyurl.com/2j8ak9k3
Note: #MCHPResearch Scientist Dr. Mina Nourdanesh's upcoming Centre on Aging Talk has been rescheduled to February 12.
Centre on Aging Research Affiliates Drs. Luo and Funk are co-authors
How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults
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Don't forget, registration is still open for The First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care Conference happening February 18-19 in Winnipeg.
Register now at the post below!
https://ow.ly/fvAm50Y5B4A
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#MCHPResearch celebrated the release of our 150th Deliverable. Produced since 1991 in partnership with the Manitoba Government, deliverables harness our expertise & repository of health, social, & registry data to provide evidence supporting decisions promoting the health & wellbeing of Manitobans.
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Registration is open for the Centre on Aging's 43rd Spring Symposium on May 7.
Drs. Shooshtari & Bobbette will co-present "Implementing an evidence-based dementia screening program for adults with IDD in community agencies across 4 provinces"
View full Symposium details: tinyurl.com/2j8ak9k3
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#MCHPResearch: Link between placement in out-of-home care & criminal justice system involvement disproportionately impacts First Nations children & youth in MB, underscores need to reduce the number of kids in care & improve supports for those aging out.
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A new intergenerational collaboration between UM and the University of Victoria aims to inspire young Indigenous nurses to go into leadership positions to address an underrepresentation of First Nations nurses in these roles.
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A joint Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs FNFAO & #MCHPResearch study showing 4x higher rates of premature death for First Nations mothers with children apprehended by child protective services highlights the need to invest in First Nation-led solutions. @um-radyfhs.bsky.social
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