STATE UNIVERSITIES
EMU raises $200,000 in #GivingTuesday initiative
On Dec. 2, Eastern Michigan University’s participation in #GivingTuesday, a nationally recognized movement dedicated to charitable giving, raised $200,058 in cash and pledges from more than 450 donors. The event served as the official kickoff to EMU’s giving season. Supporters were encouraged to use the hashtags #GivingTuesday and #GivingTuesEMU on social media during the campaign to pledge participation.
GVSU recertified by the state for environmental stewardship
Grand Valley State University has been recertified by the Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program (MTESP) for continuing to adopt pollution prevention practices and reduce waste. In 2010, the university became the first public university in Michigan to be certified. MTESP of the State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a nationally recognized program to advance environmental stewardship and increase compliance of Michigan’s turfgrass industry.
Wayne State professor joins $3.2 million medical research team
The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has announced that Steven M. Firestine, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, is part of an international research team awarded more than $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to prove the effectiveness of a new treatment for Clostridium difficile infection. C. difficile is one of the most common infections contracted in hospitals.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
Harvard University endowment delivers 15.4 percent return for 2014
Harvard University has announced that its endowment posted a 15.4 percent return and was valued at $36.4 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. In fiscal year 2014, distributions from the endowment contributed over a third of Harvard’s operating budget. Endowment income supports Harvard’s academic programs, science and medical research, and student financial aid programs.
MIT nuclear security laboratory receives $3.2 million
The Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering’s Laboratory for Nuclear Security and Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has received $3.2 million from the National Nuclear Security Administration, supporting research that could revolutionize the verification of international arms-control treaties. This is the largest project in the $25 million Consortium for Verification Technology, led by the University of Michigan and funded by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.
