The impact of philanthropy and giving News Archive
![UM student Ysabelle Centeno is grateful to The Asper Foundation after receiving The Asper Foundation Entrance Bursary.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ysabelle-Centeno-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
The Asper Foundation opens doors, creates opportunities for students
July 20, 2023 —
Over 80 students have benefited from entrance bursary
![Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry graduate Dr. Jones Young has supported UM by establishing the Dr. Jones and Katie Young Scholarship in Dentistry and funding the Dr. Jones Young Student Lounge.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/doctor-jones-young-student-lounge-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
Donor’s generosity impacting the next generation of Dentistry graduates
July 20, 2023 —
UM alum Dr. Jones Young reflects on the importance of giving back
![UM will host a new Research Chair in Potato Sustainability, which will advance the global potato industry in part through hands-on fieldwork.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/potato-research-field-150x150.jpg)
Groundbreaking initiative sets Manitoba on path to become global potato industry leader
July 20, 2023 —
UM will soon be home to a Research Chair in Potato Sustainability thanks to generous donations totaling more than $1.3 million from 19 partners in the potato industry.
![The partners pose for a photo. A banner behind them reads "Heart & Stroke" with its logo. Another banner behind them reads "University of Manitoba. Rady Faculty of Health Sciences" with UM logo.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UM-Today-New-chair-announcement-1-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New chair funded by Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and UM to advance stroke research
April 13, 2023 —
Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and the University of Manitoba have partnered to fund a new UM research chair in neurological stroke.