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STATE UNIVERSITIES

Lake Superior State collaborates on public health

Lake Superior State University has announced a new International Public and Environmental Health Program to open in September 2015. The new program, in collaboration with Sault College and Algoma Public Health in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, will support public health programs at Sault College and LSSU, providing training for students to work in the United States and Canada.

MSU launches $5 million program for STEM success

Michigan State University is launching an academic support program called STEM Success. The program is designed to support students who have not received sufficient pre-college math and science training to pursue degrees, and ultimately, careers in science-related fields. The endeavor is funded by a $5 million grant from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation.

Oakland University Eye Research Institute receives $1.5M

Oakland University announced Oct. 1 that the National Institutes of Health has made an additional $1.5 million grant to Dr. Frank Giblin at Oakland’s Eye Research Institute. NIH has funded Giblin’s research on cataracts at Oakland University for the past 36 years; this grant continues that funding until fall 2018.

PEER INSTITUTIONS

UChicago launches Civic Leadership Academy for professionals

The University of Chicago, announced a new program, the Civic Leadership Academy, to help strengthen nonprofits and government agencies in Chicago. The program will bring together rising professionals in nonprofit organizations and local government within Chicago and Cook County, to find solutions to the challenges they face. Academy fellows will benefit from experiential learning and UChicago coursework.

UNC receives $3.75 million for prevention research

The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $3.75 million cooperative agreement to renew its status as a Prevention Research Center through 2019. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding will help UNC researchers conduct innovative prevention research in North Carolina communities, to help combat chronic disease with long-term solutions.

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