A Nourishing Career

A Nourishing Career

Dr. Miyoung Suh and her team. July 19, 2022  Dr. Miyoung Suh is studying the role of maternal nutrition in reducing the impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a preventable developmental disability resulting from fetal exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. ...
Mapping a framework for environmental stewardship

Mapping a framework for environmental stewardship

April 12, 2022 There’s vast potential for the health care industry to reduce environmental waste.  For Katie North, a Registered Nurse at St. Boniface Hospital, this is both a practical matter and an academic pursuit.  North earned her Master of Nursing (Athabasca...
“Retro” research for a brighter future

“Retro” research for a brighter future

David Lipnowski Photography, courtesy of UWinnipeg January 27, 2022 Within human DNA are thousands of viruses – each with potential to express itself in a helpful or harmful way. Dr. Renée Douville holds an abiding interest in these human endogenous retroviruses...
Researcher helps develop compassion measurement tool

Researcher helps develop compassion measurement tool

January 14, 2022 At a time when virtually all hospital patients and careresidents were and continue to be isolated from loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic due to visitor restrictions, the expression of compassionate care becomes even more important for Canada’s...