Category Archives: Medical Research

Upstate Medical University receives $25 million gift from alumnus December 27, 2021 SUNY Upstate Medical University has announced a $25 million estate gift from alumnus Alan Norton (’66) and his wife, Marlene, in support of the university’s College of Medicine. The largest gift in the university’s history will name the Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine.…

Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to USF Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis December 13, 2021 The University of South Florida announced a $5 million gift to the USF Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase…

Evansville natives give $34.2 million to IU School of Medicine for child and adolescent psychiatry center December 17, 2021 Gift to improve access to mental health resources, make southwestern Indiana hub of psychiatric research A pair of Evansville natives are building on their continued support of health sciences in southwestern Indiana with a major gift…

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis receives $11.5 million for Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial December 20, 2021 Longtime St. Louis benefactor Joanne Knight has committed up to $11.5 million to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to support an innovative clinical trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease by treating people before…