University of Minnesota Foundation

Legacy

Fall 2020
Issues/Contents
Discovery magazine nameplate
M mark, University of Minnesota
Feature

‘The audacity to do something’

University researchers, clinicians, and scientists of all stripes lend their expertise to take on COVID-19 challenges.
Feature

Lucky No. 8 (and 972)

Meet Minnesota’s own Cheri Lemmer, the longest-surviving heart transplant recipient in the world.
Feature

Stress-fueled dreams

Find out what’s behind our wild pandemic nightmares, and how quality sleep can make a difference.
Q&A

How racism affects your health

Brooke Cunningham, M.D., Ph.D., addresses racial disparities, provider bias, and how we can make meaningful change.

Departments

Forefront

Forefront

Building better brains

The new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain will focus on diagnosing, treating, and preventing neurodevelopmental disorders in kids.
Forefront

Resilience in a crisis

A first-of-its-kind program supports the mental and emotional well-being of frontline health care workers.
Forefront

Easing cancer’s burden

A new cancer patient support fund, created by a retired doctor and nurse, helps to relieve some of the financial anxieties that can accompany a cancer diagnosis.
Forefront

For persistent wounds, a living bandage

Children facing a devastating skin disease find hope in another U of M breakthrough treatment: epidermal skin grafting.
Forefront

What shapes tomorrow’s physicians

A wise former U of M Medical School faculty member believed great physicians were well-rounded people first. Meet the aspiring doctors embodying that belief today.
Forefront

Making headlines

Doing better for Black babies, a positive outlook for immunity, and fighting COVID with fitness

Gallery

Gallery

Ingenuity in action

COVID-19 derailed U faculty members’ research and students’ hands-on learning experiences. Here’s what they did next.

Synopsis

Synopsis

From lab to community immunity

U of M experts explain three ways to create a COVID-19 vaccine and offer optimism about when we might have a viable option.

Gratefully Yours

Gratefully Yours

Collaboration is key

“As I approach seven years of cancer survival, I want to express gratitude for the great care you provided. Together with your team members, you have taken me from stage IV head and neck cancer to remission.”

Giving

Accelerate advances in health

Your gifts supporting our work in medicine and health lead to lifesaving discovery.
Give today