STATE UNIVERSITIES
EMU introduces new program in fermentation science
Eastern Michigan University recently unveiled a new four-year program in fermentation science, in which students can choose to major or minor. The program ties core science courses with specific courses such as Instrumental and Sensory Analysis of Fermented Products and Fermentation in Foods to provide an understanding of the science behind fermentation. The program will prepare graduates for careers in breweries and wineries, pharmaceutics, and biofeul producers. The program is set to begin in fall 2016.
Wayne State approves baseball field construction
Wayne State University recently approved a new addition to its athletic campus as part of the Harwell Field Project. The Harwell Field Baseball Building will provide meeting spaces and offices, as well as showcase major league baseball artifacts and memorabilia from the Detroit Historical Society and the Harwell Foundation.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
Columbia receives $13M gift for Japanese art history
Columbia University received a $13 million donation from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. The gift will establish the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art, as well as the Mary Griggs Burke Professorship of East Asian Buddhist Art History within the department of art history and archaeology. The center will celebrate Japanese art and culture by providing programs, graduate and dissertation fellowships, research grants, conferences, and more.
Stanford names university’s 11th president
Marc Tessier-Lavigne has been named as Stanford University’s 11th president. Currently president of The Rockefeller University in New York City, Tessier-Lavigne is a pioneering neuroscientist and former Stanford faculty member. Assuming his role on Sept. 1, 2016, he will succeed John L. Hennessy, who has stepped down after 16 years.
UC-Berkeley to lead $25M nuclear science and security consortium
The University of California, Berkeley will lead a new consortium funded by a $25 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration. The five-year grant will support research on nuclear science, nuclear security and nuclear nonproliferation, establishing the Nuclear Science and Engineering Nonproliferation Research Consortium. UC-Berkeley will work alongside other universities, including Michigan State University.
