Winter 2024/25 – Page 5

Actor Myles Taylor consulting with Stefanie Wiens in a theatre lobby.

Acting on Accessibility

Stefanie Wiens [BMROT/96] knew at the age of seven that she wanted to be an actor.

Serving the North

From the large window of her dental office in northern Manitoba, Judy Zetaruk [B.Sc./86, DMD/90] can watch eagles soaring over a tree-lined lake.

Seven older adults do chair squats with their arms out in front of them.

Communities Near and Far

The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will launch a new college in the spring of 2025, recognizing the growth and prominence of UM’s dedicated work in global and public health.

Elder Margaret Lavallee holds an eagle feather. She is standing behind a podium with the University of Manitoba log on the front. The main text on the banner behind her reads "We Will Take Good Care of the People. Indigenous Cultural Safety Training".

A training program designed to ensure that Manitoba health-care workers provide culturally safe care to Indigenous patients has been developed by Ongomiizwin, the Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with Manitoba’s health system organizations.

Building for Excellence

Dentistry alum Gerald Niznick [DMD/66, D.Sc./02] and his wife Reesa have made a landmark gift to UM, contributing $5 million to leading-edge dental clinics to be located in a new building on the Bannatyne campus.