Michael Benarroch is joined by Dr. Meghan Azad, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba with cross appointments in immunology and food and human nutritional sciences.
Dr. Azad and President Benarroch discuss how UM is leading globally unique work on the significance of infant nutrition and how this impacts policy decisions and our understanding of human health.
Dr. Azad is a professor of pediatrics and child health and a Canada Research Chair. She holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease and her research program is focused on the role of infant nutrition and the microbiome in child growth, development and resilience.
Adrenaline Rush by Will Bonness, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Music.
What’s the Big Idea? is an award-winning podcast hosted by University of Manitoba President Michael Benarroch. Each episode features conversations with big thinkers from the UM community who are contributing to the cultural, social, and economic well-being of people everywhere. It is produced by the University of Manitoba in partnership with Everything Podcasts.
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Making space for education grounded in Indigenous knowledge systems.
Cybersecurity Month is a reminder to know where your data lives, how long to keep it and which approved tools to use.
Eight Rady faculty members or students received generous funding to further their leadership training.
Results mark progress on strategic research priorities
