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Funding university research “key in building innovation” in India

The PIE News

In the US, there is a clear linkage between research and innovation, but in India, those linkages were not there earlier, said Nikhil Agarwal, managing director, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer , IIT Delhi. Eighty-five percent of medical equipment used in India is imported.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

This collaboration even extends to incorporating resources like drone technology for real-time data gathering, enriching the teaching material. KCU faculty members joined the program that includes mentorship, case presentations, curriculum information, how to take a medical history, a suture clinic, and identity workshops.

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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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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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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.

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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. Georgia Institute of Technology: $1.1

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“Ample room” for int’l students in the US

The PIE News

The data, based on the search behaviour of over 55 million students on Studyportals in the past 12 months, revealed the highest student interest from India , Bangladesh and Nigeria, though Chinese students are not well represented due to internet restrictions in their home country.