A major funding announcement involving a children’s charity and the University of Manitoba will occur tomorrow, December 2, at 10 am.
The event will highlight Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba’s renewed funding commitment to the Variety Children’s Dental Outreach Program at the Faculty of Dentistry on the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne Campus.
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On Monday, November 28, 2011, Dr. Shirley Thompson of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba will hold a workshop titled Women’s World Congress - 2011 Mobilization: Gender and Environmental Action Agenda in Winnipeg.
The workshop will examine the current status women’s issues related to environment and natural resources use within indigenous and other […]

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The University of Manitoba will receive a total of $1.6 million in funding to launch a new collaborative research initiative aimed at improving the emergency care of our nation’s youngest citizens.
Funded by the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Knowledge Mobilization (KM) program, the project will receive support over the next four years.
The Honourable Steven […]

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The federal government will announce today $4.6-million in funding for children and youth research at centres across Canada, including in Manitoba.
The Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State for Transport and Member of Parliament for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia will make the announcement. Scientific researchers will be introduced. The event will also feature a demonstration of a simulated […]

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Visionary Conversations is a speaker series at the University of Manitoba hosted by president and vice-chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard. Some of the university’s leading minds share their insight on issues affecting our world and how the decisions we make today will shape our future.
At the next event, titled Our Aging Society: Are We Ready?, […]

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It is estimated that nearly 10,000 Canadians die each year and 150,000 are hospitalized as a result of adverse drug reactions. Drug costs have risen six-fold over the past 20 years and make up a significant portion of health care budget expenditures across Canada.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) today announced $17.5 million in […]

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On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, Healthy Minds Canada (HMC) and its national research partners are hosting “Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia 2011”, an event focusing on the mental health of Canadians.
These free, public symposia – offered in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Durham Region, Kingston, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax — are sponsored by the […]

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