STATE UNIVERSITIES
GVSU completes health center campaign
The Grand Valley State University Kirkhof College of Nursing has successfully completed a $1 million fundraising campaign, fully endowing the Bonnie Wesorick Center for Health Care Transformation. The Wesorick Center supports research productivity and inter-professional collaboration, to facilitate better outcomes for patients and providers. The center is named for Bonnie Wesorick, founder and chair emerita of the Clinical Practice Resource Center in Grand Rapids.
MSU awarded $7 million to support international education
Michigan State University has been awarded five federal grants, totaling more than $7 million, to advance international education. These U.S. Department of Education grants will assist area study centers including the African Studies Center, the Asian Studies Center, and the International Business Center. The grants will help provide fellowships, encourage foreign language study, and internationalize the curriculum and student experience on campus.
Northern Michigan University launches entrepreneurship program
Northern Michigan University has officially launched Invent@NMU, a new innovation and entrepreneurial program. This initiative will give students real-world experience in working with regional clients to take physical products from concept to market. Under the guidance of professional mentors, Invent@NMU student participants will develop competitive skill sets in design, manufacturing and marketing.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
Ohio State completes $13 million medical imaging facility
The Ohio State University, Cardinal Health and State of Ohio Third Frontier Commission have completed a new $13 million molecular imaging pharmaceuticals center. Its official title is the Translational Research Center for Molecular Imaging Pharmaceuticals at the Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging. The specialized pharmaceuticals (imaging agents) produced by the facility will aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, including cancer and neurological disorders.
U. of Minnesota children’s hospital renamed for single largest donor
Following a gift of $25 million from the Minnesota Masonic Charities, the University of Minnesota is renaming its children’s hospital as the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. The Masons have donated more than $125 million total to the University of Minnesota. The $25 million gift will be used to enhance the patient experience and advance research in neurobehavioral development, rare and infectious disease, and stem cell therapies.
