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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has donated an additional $350 million to Harvard University to support the research center that bears his name: the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wyss, a graduate of Harvard Business School, donated $125 million to establish the institute in 2009.

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Laser focused: what are the benefits of single-subject institutions?

The PIE News

From art colleges to medical schools, specialised higher education institutions are nothing new. However, Kaplan Pathways’ latest partner, The Engineering & Design Institute London takes this concept a step further, offering just one subject — Global Design Engineering.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

Through mentorship and research, culturally relevant instruction and immersive experiences, these institutions are encouraging the next generation of institutions are encouraging the next generation of young people to reach their STEM career goals. The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here.

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Funding university research “key in building innovation” in India

The PIE News

One example being from the Indian governments partnership with institutions like Indian Institutes of Information Technology. With many of the medical tools requiring engineering expertise, Vasepalli highlighted some benefits of partnerships between engineering and medical institutions.

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Renowned Xavier University Professor Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Born in 1940, the trained chemist was the face of Xavier’s pre-med program and was responsible for helping the university develop its reputation of sending more Black graduates to medical school than any other institution in the nation. The university created the JW Carmichael, Jr. Carmichael,” said Congressman Troy A.

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Lessons learned from the front lines of medical TNE

The PIE News

Fuelling the demand is significantly attributable to the clich of “doctor, lawyer, engineer” as acceptable career choices for the aspirant professional class. This innovative partnership allows students to study with GEMS and complete a University of Surrey BSc in medical sciences.

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Here are the latest best graduate schools rankings

University Business

Best law schools Stanford University and Yale University tied for No. University of Chicago is No. 3, University of Virginia is No. 4 and University of PennsylvaniaCarey is No. 5 is University of California, Los Angeles.