Feature Archive
The Gratitude Issue
April 3, 2020 —
As we wrap the Front and Centre campaign, we celebrate the stories of impact on our campuses and around the world. See the people—and the passion—behind the transformative gifts, and how they’re changing everything for students, researchers and the communities we partner with.
The Advocates
April 3, 2020 —
They bring idealism and passion—and they’re driven to amplify the voices of others. The master of human rights program at UM is the first of its kind in Canada and among the few in the world.
Urgency demands action.
April 3, 2020 —
Global public health researcher James Blanchard takes readers to India, revealing how his team’s work—fueled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—is improving health outcomes for mothers and their babies.
Ernest Rady
April 3, 2020 —
The alumnus and philanthropist behind the largest-ever personal donation to UM talks about his giving, his business philosophy and why it was easier being “a nobody.”
Below the Surface
November 4, 2019 —
To know what’s happening to our climate is to know the secrets held within ancient ice. New UM research recruit Dorthe Dahl-Jensen travels in time to reveal natural‚ abrupt warming shifts of the past that could collide with humankind’s modern-day missteps—What then?
Perspective
November 4, 2019 —
We asked four alumni artists to tell us the vision behind their art. Then we asked strangers‚ What do you see?
After the Fire
November 4, 2019 —
Go to the frontlines of burn care‚ and you’ll find a holistic team of caregivers‚ researchers and students ready to act. At the helm: UM professor Dr. Sarvesh Logsetty— a surgeon behind dramatic reconstructive procedures. They’re quietly guarding against superbugs. Inventing high-tech dressings. Reimagining next-generation skin. And navigating the emotional scars of those who’ve survived.
Where Ideas Collide
November 4, 2019 —
Take a peek inside the new Smartpark Innovation Hub on the Fort Garry campus, designed to bring people and ideas together to grow Manitoba’s start-up community.
Source of Inspiration
May 2, 2019 —
A U of M alumna and journalist comes back to campus to recognize a milestone for women.