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A woman holds an underweight baby in a vintage newspaper clipping.

Legacy impacts generations. : The Magazine

April 3, 2020 —  An Rh-baby, all grown up, shows gratitude for a new research chair connected to a pioneering—and lifesaving—UM discovery.

Heather's Gratitude picks - styled like the sticker that appears in Indigo and Chapters stores

Heather’s Gratitude Picks : The Magazine

April 3, 2020 —  Longtime UM supporter Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo Books and Music, shares her top gratitude-themed reads.

An illustration of a duck and ducklings swimming in a pond.

Unique Gifts (of Kindness) : The Magazine

April 3, 2020 —  Explore donated gifts that take many forms, from a piano, to a controlled-environment chamber, to a butterfly collection.

The word "gratitude" over a starburst and yellow background.

What is gratitude, anyway? : The Magazine

April 3, 2020 —  We explore what it really means.

Paul Soubry smiles for the camera.

That’s a wrap. : The Magazine

April 3, 2020 —  Paul Soubry, Front and Centre campaign chair, says a million thanks. 600 times over.

I leave this role with gratitude for the people I met and the work I witnessed.

A farewell : The Magazine

April 3, 2020 —  This issue's quote comes from Dr. David T. Barnard.

When passion and giving collide - $626,260,909

The Gratitude Issue : Editor's Picks

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.

Students of UM’s new interdisciplinary master of human rights program.

The Advocates : Magazine Archive

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.

A woman in a sari holds a baby while a young boy peers out of a doorway behind her.

Urgency demands action. : The Magazine

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 smiles in front of a group of people holding "thank you" signs.

Ernest Rady : The Magazine

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.”

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