Winter 2025/26 – Page 4

Vanessa Van Bewer speaks with another woman over coffee at a kitchen tabele.

Kitchen-table Connections

Vanessa Van Bewer [BRS/00, MN/13, PhD/21] has always been surrounded by stories and storytelling.

Jan Currie poses in her ceremonial attire before receiving her honorary doctorate at UM Convocation.

Pioneering Spirit

When retired nursing leader Jan Currie [BN/72, LLD/22] heard she’d been nominated for an honorary doctorate at UM in 2022, she was so surprised that she started researching past recipients.

Rehab Rocks

Lisa Bartley [BMRPT/11] has been an avid curler all her life. When she was growing up on a grain farm in Roland, Man., her family spent much of the slow winter season playing the sport.

Dr. Mayson Sousa demonstrates an electrical impedance tomography machine.

Ventilation Fascination

When Dr. Mayson Sousa first saw how mechanical ventilators were used in respiratory care, he immediately wanted to learn more about them.