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$1 Million Gift from Couple to Expand UT Research Into Pancreatic Cancer utnews.utoledo.edu OCT. 15, 2018 VOLUME 19, ISSUE 8 $1 million gift from couple to expand UT research into pancreatic cancer By Tyrel Linkhorn oledo businessman Hal Fetterman faculty researcher to the UT College of Tand his wife, Susan Fetterman, have Medicine and Life Sciences. The remaining pledged $1 million to The University of $500,000 will be split between covering Toledo to fund new research into treatments the costs of an upcoming clinical drug trial for pancreatic cancer, the third leading cause at UT Medical Center and supporting a of cancer death in the United States. grant competition among faculty cancer The donation is in honor of Hal researchers. Fetterman’s sister, Joyce Schwyn, and “The University of Toledo is grateful three close friends who lost their lives to for the incredible generosity of Hal and pancreatic cancer. Susan Fetterman,” UT President Sharon “They were the ones who inspired me L. Gaber said. “The Fettermans have been to go in this particular direction,” Fetterman loyal supporters of UT for years, and this said. “There are people passing away from new investment in the University will pancreatic cancer all the time. The ultimate support important advances in medical goal of this gift would be a cure for the care.” disease.” Pancreatic cancer is relatively rare The Fetterman’s donation will establish accounting for just 3 percent of all new Photo by Randy Mascharka the UT Medical Center Pancreatic Cancer cancer cases in the United States, but it is Research Innovation Fund. Half of the gift to blame for 7 percent of all cancer deaths. THANK YOU: Hal Fetterman, center, was thanked last week by Dr. Christopher Cooper, executive will be dedicated to recruiting a top-tier According to the National Cancer Institute, vice president of clinical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences, and President Sharon L. Gaber after signing a pledge to give the University $1 million to research pancreatic cancer continued on p. 3 treatments. UT, Toledo Museum of Art partner to advance visual literacy By Meghan Cunningham he University of Toledo and Toledo “This collaboration will provide our TMuseum of Art announced Friday a students engaging lessons within their strengthened partnership that will advance disciplines that will give them a step visual literacy education. up when it comes to better explaining The new initiative will provide their complex scientific data graphically opportunities for UT students across all or connecting in a new way with the majors to master the ability to “speak community to solve important social visual” through targeted curriculum issues,” Gaber said. “Visual literacy is an modules incorporated into their existing important skill for our students who are the course offerings. future leaders of our community and our The Association of College & world. We are excited to strengthen our Research Libraries defines visual literacy as partnership with the museum to advance a set of abilities that enables an individual this discipline.” to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use “Learning to read, understand and and create images and visual media. Visual write visual language is an ability that helps literacy is a skill that is critical to effective all aspects of life,” Kennedy said. “The communication, creativity and design visually literate person uses sensory skills thinking. for critical thinking, by better interpreting UT President Sharon L. Gaber and the world around us, thereby advancing TMA Director Brian Kennedy signed a opportunity for a more productive and memorandum of understanding for the engaged life.” Photo by Daniel Miller collaboration at a ceremony Oct. 12 in the This collaboration leverages the VISUAL AID: UT President Sharon L. Gaber and Toledo Museum of Art Director Brian Kennedy Museum’s Great Gallery. strengths of TMA’s Center of Visual showed off the memorandum of understanding they signed Friday for the University and Museum to continued on p. 3 work together to advance visual literacy education. OCT. 15, 2018 NEWS UT professor honored for technology commercialization efforts hio Department of Higher Education commercial ventures. He directs the Center operating room and a few other FDA- our world-class faculty play in economic OChancellor John Carey presented the for Orthopaedic Research Excellence that approved products, the bases for the development,” said Dan Krane, chair of the 2018 Ohio Faculty Council Technology brings together UT faculty from a number of two startups, Spinal Balance Inc. and Ohio Faculty Council. “Dr. Goel’s and Commercialization Award to The University disciplines, such as engineering, medicine, OsteoNovus Inc.” Dr. Lee’s work are outstanding examples of of Toledo’s Dr. Vijay Goel in Columbus kinesiology and physical therapy. He is an Dr. Jay Lee from the University of the ingenuity and entrepreneurship taking Oct. 12. inventor on 42 invention disclosures at the Cincinnati also was recognized as the place on campuses across the state that Goel was University, has 25 issued patents, and the runner-up for this year’s award. He was are greatly facilitated by our institution’s recognized for his Libra pre-sterilized pedicle screw system is honored for his development of Watchdog investment in higher education and accomplishments being widely used in trauma, deformity and Agent — a collection of machine learning commitment to academic freedom.” toward the degenerative applications in the spine. and artificial intelligence software tools The Ohio Faculty Council represents development and In nominating Goel for the award, UT that can be customized for predictive health the faculty at all of the four-year public commercialization Provost Andrew Hsu wrote, “He contributes monitoring and diagnosis of equipment and universities in the state. It addresses of the Libra to the UT mission in many ways, but he systems in many diverse applications. concerns common to faculty members Pedicle Screw is exceptional in his ability to translate The Ohio Faculty Council launched across Ohio and presents a faculty System, which is his funded research into licensing and its annual Technology Commercialization perspective on major issues affecting higher being used in a commercialization opportunities.” Award in 2016 to recognize a faculty education. It is committed to supporting growing number “I am honored to receive this member in the state university system and bringing attention to the critical role of hospitals and Technology Commercialization Award for exceptional research discoveries and that Ohio’s institutions of higher education Goel spinal surgery on behalf of UT and my bioengineering the role they have played in supporting play in revitalizing the economy of the state centers. colleagues and collaborators, Dr. Anand the translation of those discoveries into and the nation by attracting and training He has been a professor of Agarwal, Dr. Sarit Bhaduri and several marketable products and/or services. an educated workforce. Learn more at bioengineering at the University since 2001 others,” Goel said. “As faculty researchers, “The public university system of ohiofacultycouncil.org. and has demonstrated outstanding success we look for opportunities to solve problems. Ohio is a critical incubator for innovation, in translating his research into patented I am proud we were able to do that with and the Ohio Faculty Council embraces technologies that serve as a foundation for LIBRA to combat contamination in the the opportunity to recognize the role that Supply side Day of Giving events Oct. 16 and 17 et ready and get involved: UT’s coins to play games, at which they Gannual Day of Giving is this week. can earn tickets for prizes; donations The fundraising campaign, Rocket may be made with cash, credit cards Forward: You Launch Lives, will begin at and Rocket dollars. It’s $1 to pet a midnight Tuesday, Oct. 16, and will last pup! until noon Wednesday, Oct. 17. • Taco Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. Alumni, faculty and staff members, in Rocket Hall. Donations will be students, and friends of the University who accepted for lunch at this event support its mission are encouraged to give sponsored by University College. during this second annual Day of Giving. • Zumba Class at 8 p.m. between Go to rocketforward.utoledo.edu. Ottawa East and Ottawa West. And check out some of the events Donate to attend the class. taking place Tuesday, Oct. 16: From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, • Meet and Greet with the President Oct. 17, stop by Rocket Hall Room 1300 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Collier and pick up a bagel or doughnut for a Building. Dr. Sharon L. Gaber will donation. meet students, pose for selfies, and For a complete list of events, go to pass out doughnuts and apples. utfoundation.org/rocketforward/events.html. • Fall Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Every donor and every dollar will the Law Center. Donate to decorate make a difference in this 36-hour campaign mini-pumpkins and mugs; play to raise money for student scholarships, cornhole, ring toss and horseshoes; athletic and educational programs, and and eat kettle corn, caramel apples resources for UT’s academic colleges, and cider. among many other areas. • Day of Giving Carnival from Gifts to rocketforward.utoledo.edu 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Centennial during the Day of Giving can be designated Mall. Stop by for games, food to specific funds that support causes donors Photo by Cameron Norton trucks and the dog-petting station. are passionate about, and there are more Participants can donate dollars for than 2,000 funds to support. President Sharon L. Gaber, right, posed for a photo last week with Jacqueline D. Neal, president and CEO of the Ohio Minority Supplier Diversity Council, during a minority supplier event at the Raddison Hotel on Health Science Campus.
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