ATHENS, Ohio (Aug. 23, 2005) -- The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation (OHF) of Columbus, Ohio, announced grants totaling $11,461,289 to Ohio University for osteopathic medical education programs and a research facility. The foundation has awarded more than $15 million to the university since 1999.
A $10 million contribution will support the design, construction, and acquisition of equipment for an Integrated Research Facility at Ohio University. The facility will bring together the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM), the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering & Technology and other Ohio University colleges in a 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility for the development of new diagnostics, therapeutics, and treatment paradigms.
The Integrated Research Facility project, which is contingent upon additional funds being attained by Ohio University, will cost an estimated $30 million, with additional funds coming from the university and private donors -- including $5 million committed by the Russ College and the $5 million gift from alumnus Charles R. Stuckey Jr., BSME '66 and his wife Marilyn that launched this building project. The facility could open by the end of 2008.
"We are deeply grateful to the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation for its enthusiastic commitment to osteopathic medical training at Ohio University. The Integrated Research Facility will enable osteopathic medical students to engage in cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research," said Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis. "The strengthening and expansion of our osteopathic medical and bio-engineering programs with this new facility will substantively advance research and research education and training capacity. It is an investment in the future of the osteopathic medical profession and the future health and well-being of the communities we serve."
In the Integrated Research Facility, proximity, specialized equipment, shared laboratory and meeting spaces, high-speed Internet, and sophisticated computer workstations will enhance and accelerate collaborative research efforts. "The facility will promote partnerships by eliminating traditional academic silos and co-locating multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers working toward common research goals," said Russ College Dean Dennis Irwin.
<a href='http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/04-05/489n-045.cfm' target='_blank'>http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/04-05/489n-045.cfm</a>
Unlike some here, I do not think you are a nut for posting good new stories about MAC Universities. We need more stuff like this about all the MAC schools even if it does not relate to sports. It would be nice for forum administration to add a section on this site for non-sports related good new stories about MAC schools. It would certainly have more value than "The Smack Board"
Just thought I would post some stuff nobody but a few NIU people would care about(even most of the wouldn't). Much like you continue to do with your Ohio stuff.
<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/june/sales05.shtml' target='_blank'>Sales program</a>
Annonymous donor gives 450,000 to create endowment for scholarships.
<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/may/donor.shtml' target='_blank'>donor</a>
12.9 million Grant for NIU, Nebraska and 3 other schools for research.
<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/aug/andrill.shtml' target='_blank'>Brrrr</a>
NIU gets 8.32 million from transportation bill. DeKalb also gets several million to widen Annie Glidden(main road to campus) Thanks to Hastert who is a NIU grad(Grad school)<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/aug/Transportation.shtml' target='_blank'>NIU road money</a>
At least this one has to do with athletics.
<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/june/wrestling.shtml' target='_blank'>Wrestling movie</a>
You guys are writing this article off as trivial but its actually a big time addition to our engineering and medical schools.
Currently, OU has all its engineering classes in Stocker Center a 192,000 sqft. complex.
The medical college has 307,303 sqft. of space in 4 buildings next to engineering.
The proposed new facility is going to be 100,000 sqft shared between the engineering and medical schools. That is bigger than OU's old student union.
This building represents a twenty percent increase in overall capacity for the engineering/medical campus.
I normally don't like to post academic articles on here, but when a school is making this much of a commitment to its infrastructure its noteworthy. The original design of this facility called for 60,000 sq ft. and primarily an engineering building. They've stepped it up to a 100,000 sq footer with this donation, quite a surprise.
Kit-Cat Wrote:...I normally don't like to post academic articles on here...
Now that's comedy right there...
Good idea Robert (and congratulations to NIU).
I'm tempted to post some significant gifts and public honors about to come KSU's way in the fall, but am reminded this (1) is a sports board and (2) who cares? Plus, any who are interested will know by the end of October.
bronco67 Wrote:Unlike some here, I do not think you are a nut for posting good new stories about MAC Universities. We need more stuff like this about all the MAC schools even if it does not relate to sports. It would be nice for forum administration to add a section on this site for non-sports related good new stories about MAC schools. It would certainly have more value than "The Smack Board"
Exactly. Sure this is a sports board, but we're often going off-subject.
It's good to see a MAC school aspiring to do well. And the school of Osteopathy brings alot of recognition to Ohio U.
Congrats to the Boobcats.
RobertN Wrote:Annonymous donor gives 450,000 to create endowment for scholarships.
<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/may/donor.shtml' target='_blank'>donor</a>
For psychology majors? :rolleyes:
Ugh, what a waste of time. That's already a major bursting w/ enrollees. At least it's for folks who have gotten past their freshmen years.
skeeter Wrote:Kit-Cat Wrote:...I normally don't like to post academic articles on here...
Now that's comedy right there...
Who took my gun?
blah blah blah Ohio blah blah blah. The same (good) stuff is happening at most MAC schools...
<a href='http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1124619650166140.xml&coll=7' target='_blank'>http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index....6140.xml&coll=7</a>
<a href='http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1124619630166140.xml&coll=7' target='_blank'>http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index....6140.xml&coll=7</a>
WMU opens brand new Health and Human Services building
<a href='http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2005/05/029.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2005/05/029.html</a>
WMU breaks ground for new Visual Art complex
<a href='http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/top/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/top/index.html</a>
<a href='http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/top/2004/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/top/2004/index.html</a>
Other non-athletic events happening at WMU including WMU raising over $162M in its last fund-raising drive
Blah blah blah Buffalo donations:
University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo concluded successfully "The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation," in September 2003, raising $291,602,262, more than five times the amount raised in the University's previous campaign.
The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation provided $4.5 million in grants in March 2003 to the University at Buffalo, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute - the three partners in the Buffalo Life Sciences Complex. This was the first leadership gift made to the institutions as a partnership.
Edna Romanell made two gifts through revocable trust expectancies with a combined value of nearly $1.5 million in spring 2003. Mrs. Romanell has continued the legacy begun by her late husband, Patrick Romanell, a philosopher and author of several books on critical naturalism.
Dr. Ralph T. Behling, an alumnus and pioneer in preventing the spread of cancer, agreed on Sept. 9, 2003, to donate $1.5 million to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo to establish a chair in dermatology. “This is just my way of making sure future students enjoy the same kind of quality education I had at UB
skeeter Wrote:Kit-Cat Wrote:...I normally don't like to post academic articles on here...
Now that's comedy right there...
Wrong. I don't post as much academic stuff as I used to.
Hey guys, I like this kind of information. I just think it needs to be posted in a different spot so those who are interested can find it, and those not interested won’t be b!tching about it. Could we appeal to the forum administrator to replace the useless "Smack Board" with "Non-Sports Good News Stories", or "Academics and Facilities", or some other appropriate category.
Congratulations, OU.
But, your mascot is still a Ho.
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DrTorch Wrote:RobertN Wrote:Annonymous donor gives 450,000 to create endowment for scholarships.
<a href='http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/may/donor.shtml' target='_blank'>donor</a>
For psychology majors? :rolleyes:
Ugh, what a waste of time. That's already a major bursting w/ enrollees. At least it's for folks who have gotten past their freshmen years.
Easy on the psychologist bashing. :chair:
Guess I was wrong and some of you do care. I'll throw a few on the blah, blah pile for Kent State, limited to very recent and some upcoming announcements.
The first two events are related to work done at KSU in the intersection of biomedical research and liquid crystal (known to us as LCD) technology. Apologies in advance to any readers who actually work on this project for my simple explanation. Try not to cringe. Anyway, researchers at Kent invented a hand held device that can detect and identify biological agents immediately. The impact is that first responders in an emergency where chemical agents are suspected can use this device to identify what they are dealing with and how much is present on the scene vs. taking the time to collect samples, send to a lab, and wait. Other than for public use, your doctor can check your sore, swollen throat for strep on your first visit, vs. taking a culture and processing.
We hold the patent on this rocket and its generating widespread interest. In addition to the original dollars that came in, The W.M. Keck Foundation just awarded KSU a million dollar grant to pursue further applications. The Necomen Society of the United States, an international group that recognizes examples of contributions to the free enterprise system, has selected Kent State for an award for "significant contributions to the region's economic development, in particular the areas of biomedical research and liquid crystal technology." They are holding a ceremony in one of the chi chi private clubs in downtown Cleveland on October 7 to present the award. Media is invited...who knows; maybe they'll give up a few seconds of OSU coverage?
Because we are a "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" kind of place, Kent State has to develop its own sources of income. The School of Journalism and Mass Media is on the cusp of a big payday. Kent State won a competition to edit and publish the lost manuscript of Ernest Hemingway Under Kilimanjaro . It seems ol' Ernie wrote one more work as "insurance" and stuck it in a safe deposit box in Cuba. Rumors of its existence persisted, but we had the whole ugly spat with Fidel, so it was written off ( no pun intended). Long story short, Fidel turned it over, the Hemingway Foundation held a competition, and the book is rolling off the Kent State University press right now. It's widely anticipated by the literary world, with the New York Times is just one publication interested in a feature. Every time it goes through a scanner at Borders or Barnes and Noble this fall, it's good for us. (Or, order an advance copy from KSU press for $34.95 :D ). This achievement coming on the heels of a JMC graduate winning the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism last fall caps off a great year for this program.
I'm even boring myself, so will stop now. Any other schools want to weigh in on their brag book?
FlashFan Wrote:Because we are a "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" kind of place, Kent State has to develop its own sources of income. The School of Journalism and Mass Media is on the cusp of a big payday. Kent State won a competition to edit and publish the lost manuscript of Ernest Hemingway Under Kilimanjaro . It seems ol' Ernie wrote one more work as "insurance" and stuck it in a safe deposit box in Cuba. Rumors of its existence persisted, but we had the whole ugly spat with Fidel, so it was written off ( no pun intended). Long story short, Fidel turned it over, the Hemingway Foundation held a competition, and the book is rolling off the Kent State University press right now. It's widely anticipated by the literary world, with the New York Times is just one publication interested in a feature. Every time it goes through a scanner at Borders or Barnes and Noble this fall, it's good for us. (Or, order an advance copy from KSU press for $34.95 :D ). This achievement coming on the heels of a JMC graduate winning the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism last fall caps off a great year for this program.
I'm even boring myself, so will stop now. Any other schools want to weigh in on their brag book?
Actually I find it very interesting.....
I don't know about the rest of the people on this board, but I actually went to college and was interested liquid crystal displays, Hemingway, and Castro before I even knew what the MAC was.
Kit-Cat Wrote:skeeter Wrote:Kit-Cat Wrote:...I normally don't like to post academic articles on here...
Now that's comedy right there...
Wrong. I don't post as much academic stuff as I used to.
and the Titanic starting taking on a little water on the maiden voyage. Wasn't that a
flagship of the White Star Line?
FlashFan Wrote:I'm even boring myself, so will stop now. Any other schools want to weigh in on their brag book?
Well, I graduated from
<span style='color:blue'>North Carolina. </span>
Last time I checked, we still are the defending national NCAA champs in the
only college sport that really counts! 
Skeeter, that isn't totally true, Titanic's sister ship(nearly identical to Titanic) the Olympic was the "Flagship." White Star waited until their largest ship completed it's maident voyage to transfer the flag.
Oh, and did you know that the Titanic wasn't British? She was owned by J.P. Morgan. He formed the largest mercantile fleet ever in history. He bought the White Star Lines parent company, (White Star owned three smaller shipping lines) and combined White Star with a Belgian company, the Red Star Line. The company was called IMM, or International Mercantile Marine.
Titanic also had a larger sister ship, the Britannic(was to have been named Gigantic but changed afte "TITANIC" sank.) The Britannic sank in the Aegian Sea after striking a mine, or being torpedoed. No one knows which. She was a Royal Hospital Ship. :wave: