STATE UNIVERSITIES
EMU approves $8.9M budget, including renovation, expansion
The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents has approved an $8.9 million capital budget for 2015-16 that includes significant investment for supporting health-related programs, expansion of the EMU Honors College and student housing renovations. The capital plan includes more than $2.8 million for funding of upgrades in academic facilities, and $1 million to fund space for the growth of the EMU Honors College.
LSSU, U. of Wisconsin Colleges sign transfer agreement
Lake Superior State University and the University of Wisconsin Colleges, the 13 liberal arts transfer institutions of the University of Wisconsin system and UW Colleges Online, have signed an agreement to make it easier for UW students to transfer to LSSU. The “LSSU-Wisconsin Bridge,” which goes into effect on May 1, will allow transfer students to graduate with the same outcomes as students who start their studies at LSSU.
MSU receives $4.7M from USDA to tackle childhood obesity
Michigan State University researchers will lead a $4.7 million effort to tackle childhood obesity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced. The five-year project is part of a national $42-million initiative from the USDA to address childhood obesity through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, which was authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill signed by President Obama on MSU’s campus.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
Indiana University law school receives $20M from alumnus
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law has announced a $20 million estate gift from Lowell E. Baier, a 1964 graduate of the school. In recognition of his gift, the law school building will be renamed Baier Hall. The gift, which will be distributed annually over a period of years, will be used to support the law school’s long-term renovation and expansion.
Rutgers receives $1.95 million from intelligence agencies
Rutgers University has received a $1.95 million grant from U.S. intelligence agencies to develop programs that prepare professionals to work in intelligence and national security positions. Through this grant, Rutgers becomes one of eight schools designated as an Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
