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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. Hide by line?:

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

The pair developed JUMP-Start, Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine Program, a free, student-organized and executed conference for undergraduates from marginalized groups who have an interest in attending medical school but may not have access to the necessary resources to succeed.

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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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Funding university research “key in building innovation” in India

The PIE News

With many of the medical tools requiring engineering expertise, Vasepalli highlighted some benefits of partnerships between engineering and medical institutions. Eighty-five percent of medical equipment used in India is imported. Indias Index of Industrial Production grew by 3.2%

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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. Tied at No. 2 are Teachers College-Columbia University, University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University. 5 is University of California, Los Angeles.

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Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed’s top 30 R&D performers

University Business

billion on research and development in math, science, engineering and other major fields during FY 2021, an increase of $3.4 Twenty-four of those universities invested more than $1 billion and all but three reported R&D expenditures for their medical schools. Academic institutions spent $89.9

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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.