The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry’s undergraduate clinic looked different when it reopened to patients in early September.
First Nations experts lead COVID response in communities
The last time Manitoba’s First Nations communities saw widespread flu-like symptoms among their people, the outcome was grim. In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic disproportionately affected Indigenous people, with higher rates of infection and over-representation among those needing hospitalization.
Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund supports diverse projects
Two interdisciplinary research teams from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received one-year grants from the Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund for cutting-edge projects that will advance research in the areas of brain disease and mother-infant health.
Emergency Liaison
In January 2020, Helen Clark [MBA/03] was about to travel to New York as part of an international initiative to improve Winnipeg’s 911 system when she heard about a virus in China that would dominate her work for the year ahead.
Hygienist with Heart
Donna Scott [Dip.D.Hyg./82] was a Saskatchewan farm girl with a craving for adventure.