On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 7:00 pm, McNally Robinson Booksellers will host the launch of a book with literary, scientific and historical significance?a book that tells the story of a group of University of Manitoba scientists trying to solve a medical mystery.
Piecing the Puzzle: The Genesis of AIDS Research in Africa is the latest […]

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The Faculty of Medicine will be hosting more than 250 of Canada’s top health research students and postdoctoral fellows at the 24th annual Canadian Student Health Research Forum and the Canadian National Medical Student Research Symposium June 7-9, 2011 at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne Campus. These events provide participants with an opportunity to present […]

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Tonight, University of Manitoba Distinguished Professor Emeritus and alumnus Dr. Allan Ronald along with five other eminent doctors will be inducted into the world’s only national Medical Hall of Fame.
Other inductees are: Dr. Albert Auguayo, Dr. John Bienenstock, the late Dr. Jonathan C. Meakins, the late Dr. Paul David, and Dr. D. Lorne Tyrrell. Located […]

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Music and science intertwine as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra presents John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1 – a piece inspired by the composer’s personal response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic during the 1980s.
This captivating performance will take place January 29, Opening Night of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival. It is in collaboration with the University […]

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December 1, 2010, is World AIDS Day, which is all about raising awareness to tackle HIV prejudice and help stop the spread of HIV.The following experts from the University of Manitoba are available to answer questions about HIV/AIDS and discuss their research:
Dr. Keith Fowke, medical microbiology, 204-789-3818
Dr. Marissa Becker, community health sciences, 204-272-3151

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Dr. Allan Ronald, a renowned infectious disease researcher who has come to the aid of some of society’s most vulnerable populations, will be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
The Portage la Prairie-born doctor pioneered the University of Manitoba’s world-renowned infectious disease research program. Not only did Ronald help change the landscape of this […]

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As we get older, our ability to process spatial information declines. Thanks to new government funding, researcher Debbie Kelly is investigating what aging does to our brains, specifically how it affects the way we navigate our way around.

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