U ads, video highlight Doris Taylor discovery
A breakthrough by Professor Doris Taylor, Ph.D., and her team is the focus of a new series of "Driven to Discover" print and television ads highlighting the University's role in bringing to life the discoveries of tomorrow.
Taylor's research team has taken a huge step toward creating organs that can be made out of one's own cells. You can read more about their innovative work in the Spring 2008 Medical Bulletin.
Charitable IRA legislation passed
Good news for individuals aged 70½ or older with individual retirement accounts: Thanks to the extended charitable IRA legislation, you can once again make outright gifts using IRA funds without tax complications.
Sarah Youngerman joins MMF as vice president of communications and marketing
The Minnesota Medical Foundation has hired Sarah E. Youngerman as vice president of communications and marketing. Youngerman has eight years of experience at the University of Minnesota, most recently as director of community and public affairs for the Academic Health Center. She joined the MMF staff on September 22, 2008.
Giving to U of M, MMF sets record in FY 2008
For the second year in a row, donors gave a record amount in gifts and pledges to the University of Minnesota. The total committed in fiscal year 2008 was $289 million, an increase of 15 percent compared with the $251 million raised in FY 2007. Gifts to the Minnesota Medical Foundation — including $65 million from the Minnesota Masonic Charities — account for nearly half of that total. More
Honoring Neal Gault
Former Medical School dean is honored with Alumni Service Award
for outstanding contributions to medicine.
Breaking new ground
University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview, celebrates the start of construction on a new, state-of-the-art facility.
Setting a new standard
University
physician-scientists are on the road to a cure for a devastating
genetic skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
(RDEB).
Largest gift ever
The
U of M has received $65 million
from the Masons of Minnesota to support the Cancer Center, which will
now be known as the Masonic Cancer Center.