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VADA Program Newsletter – 4th Edition
Posted on February 18, 2020
View ArticleThe 4th edition of the VADA Program newsletter is now available here. Review it to learn more about current program activities and upcoming initiatives.
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VADA Program Alumni Featured in UM Today
Posted on February 6, 2020
View ArticleVADA Program MSc alumni Marcello Nesca (2018 cohort) was featured in an article in UM Today which can be read here.
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VADA Program Trainee Story Feature
Posted on January 13, 2020
View ArticleVADA Program Trainee Amr Farghali has been featured on the Health Information Science website. The story can be found here
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VADA Program Alumni Featured in UM Today
Posted on January 7, 2020
View ArticleVADA Program alumni Viktoriya Vasylkiv is interviewed about her experience in the program and how it has informed her career planning. The article can be found here
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VADA Program Application Period Open
Posted on December 4, 2019
View ArticleApplications are now welcomed from both students and faculty to be admitted into the 2020 cohort of the VADA Program
Newsletters
Posted on September 30, 2019
View ArticleThe VADA Program has some exciting news – the latest edition of the newsletter has been released. It includes summaries on the incoming cohort, as well as recent student publications and summer school. VADA Program Newsletter Issue 4 – October 2019
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Dr. Lisa Lix and VADA Program Featured In Wave Magazine
Posted on June 19, 2019
View ArticleIn this month’s Wave Magazine feature article, Dr. Lisa Lix (VADA Program Leader – University of Manitoba) is featured for her key role in a five-year strategic plan to help develop the technological capacity needed to leverage advances in big data analytics. In partnership with stakeholders such as the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, the Winnipeg Regional Health…
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The VADA Program Summer School Big Data Challenge featured in UM Today
Posted on May 15, 2019
View Article“Students in the Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA) program this summer will take part in an intensive two-day competitive workshop that gives them a unique opportunity to work with authentic pre- and post-natal nutrition research data. The session will follow a fast-paced challenge structure where the students will be placed into teams and given two days…
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VADA Program Summer School Registration Open Now
Posted on March 20, 2019
View ArticleLocation: Chown Building, 753 McDermot Avenue, University of Manitoba, Bannatyne Campus Description: The 2019 VADA Program Summer School is an intensive three-day workshop for graduate and undergraduate students. Session topics include data visualization and analytic software, analysis of complex health data, and professional skill development. Speakers and workshop facilitators are from industry, government and academia….