NIH Grant to Boost HHS Research Capacity
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es ern OCTOBER 3, 2002 NEWS vo!l ume 29, number 3 www. wm ich.edu/wmu/n e\\1S FallI e:n roll ment nears 30 1 000 An inn~.~ l.n the number of.grnd.Lmt NIH grant to boost HHS research capacity tLJd!~nr helped pu h the U niver:si ry' The Departmento alth ervke , ation om "'ill h u:.e all of the oUe~· a demic prog ms in fu UeruoUm nt tot I to an Ll· ·im rc ord U.. H nd Hu·man L building Insrirute Health, ha ll.pproved a 1.1 milli n gmnuo helpfP< y on c ntrnllocation at a project d total co t o 'I , 2 million. The fo:r s.cv r l r search laborntori · as part of n ·w b111ildlng fm th rat: h agr~ ro pa}' 75 r nl of rhe proje l' co·r, hile the College of He· hh and Human rvice . Uni .... enlty t~ rai in_g it~ 25 percent h an; of mar hing fund·. The granr, lmno11n. ed d11 ring rhe Sept. 2. Board of Trusree The peer·r vi wed grnnt ward r cognized 1:he Univ rsi.t and c~U ge' commilment to research and carry· ing Olll •the coil e' a adem[ mi ion tn the heal·rh . i ·n ·. MThe fa uhy i commi!rtt:d l "XC: ll n<:e i.n res.eaich, training fu.tui gene • tioruofbiomedical and allied health sch olars, Atnd . ruvidin.,g. · ietuill , II omperen bio· m die: l work force to rv the h alth c:ar andreh abilirnrion needsofKal millloo, Mich., and the rural ar o · u.th'-v · MiChigan," th war-<! ummary t t . T he grant will be IISed ro omplete rhe bu'ldtng' fourrh floor, which m h ouse re :t~rch ini iath• ·s ~nd r ·s ·~1 rch trni ning i1:1. ·n· :rory, motor and commun ic t ion cienc . R earcl will be aimed a~ im ro in [he qual· it)• f li e and incrua ing qui i ~;.<; to healrhv ruru r·e.s for area re·id ms, includin th ' With di iii j~ . Th' J . w'JI I •pl C.C me ·ting, re<:ogni:;:;·s th · Uni.v · ity'~ gr wing national r •puttltion 1.3,643, an incre~ of 1..1 percem: over the c~lle~e· exi ti"g, in dequ te research paces and greatly he fall 200 I ' tgur.e of 23,156. Of rlli as leading ICseai<:b ins i udon. lH g;r;rnt proposal review rs enhance holarly im:erac[ion, produ.ctiv·ry and oltaboration, cite' WM ' "rron,g inslin.ui.onal commitm nt, ben ns min The majority of the re :a h wi ll be cond11 red b fa ulry o ~I, 4,5 4 W(;r ·gi1:1nillll fr ~hm ·n, . ve ti ~ror:s virh a ubsramial number o public he:ahh en•ice· primarily in p ·c h pathnlog)• and a LJ diolng • Rnd biindne~s and edlne of 2.7 per~ nt wh n o mp red ,,,..th Last {all' figure of '1,6(59. Thi pa t poruored resear h [projec and an e1wironmem:: onduci e ro low vi ion tudi . Th ward 11mm ry re<: gni~edl h t the ,;n ~d <:urr ·nt and fururc lnt gra ..:d and w laborative resc<~rdl a<:th•1· orne • facilitie i Vlrell jtmi ied. The currem p c available for prin , [he Unilve iry rabli hed · i~· ri •"as w as derniled con [rucrim.l pi ns or th buildi 1\'l· i. i.ng I' t for rc hmen or th im tim· in II fa ult)' member.. highl}' in~-~dequare and I k una-proof Competition forth~ r ·pe of grn ii'lts is keen, nd ap ruval of the i hi mry to keep ·rhe freshman d t igni, 1c n hi.n rnn<: in th ~h n op·rimurn ile. The pre ious '[hree funding pr pc , I i. fur h ·r •vid ·n · o th • lihcr n work g ing yean;, th · 'ni versity clrn;t..-d d m i sion ru on tWMU. the laboram1ie ' th fr hm n cl in th pring or th 'Th · gram i reall~· re ognition ofrhe ex ell em r e rch be inR d ne b •faculty in rht: ollt:gc, ~ ys Janet Plsa e hi, collt:gt: de ii'l. me reason. "An aw rd o rhi. m. gnit11d ·, rc ·i ed over such ·xtrao;rdimu)' n<~tion I compel:itor i grntlfyin , to be ur ." Pa rkview Campus ~o see f i rs ~ The grant wiU llow the olle~ m oom:piere re earch l bormo engineering opening Oct - 1 ries and olfi c pa • roralin • nl!'ai!'l)• 2 ,000 squ re fecr in d1e oil g ' n w b ilding on Oakl nd Drive. Th l 5,000.squ r • IlHnois ~ based engineering firm NASCO is new·est BTR Park partner An d ~ n ed engin~c-ering · Lrm rh r s e· in 1999 with a focu on r ining, con uh - A CO' con u h in~ and '[raininR tnitt • daL1z ·s in <:on u1t ing, r inmg and l or lng and prov 'd ·ng s ·rvke to PTC <:ustmn- ti ve. dc>V ·tail perii · rl with work be in he products o er . The nm now mplo;• l4 peopl . ln don in th coll g ·' ··n11i.11 'ling grnphi ·. NovernberlOOl ,h addedPTC al mhi p~m \llretla with thedesignoptimi· ompany' mi lon. zarion focus of eveliail engineering disci· D ·an Mi.ch I Atkins, CoUeg · ofEngi· pUn·s. mrin~ so rware ne rin~; nd App]i d cien a;• --------- coo•m!A!CI on fXl9B d mpan • will be th new t r i· den·t panner ar United Way ,goal wiH ~give community a tiff rhe Universi.t ··-~ celebration i Busin Te-chnology nd Research P rk.. NA COTe hnol ie Corp., wh ich i Wa' ll r under •a 0 r. l, as cam u based in Gumee, Ill .• will npen a W ·!>t volunteen; laun ht.-d a drive to ''Give O ur Mi hig<m of l . • II h. w ~u pari-, "'h ·r. Commllrl it)• " li " b\' rnising th um Lso wil opernt c;; rtifi.ed PTC 235,000 for I· hum.an er, ASCO, which doe i e agen i . e n~ineering on. LJ hing' ncl tnlining in the The WMU goal i · il .5 per· · L ld of rnpid pmtotyping, de i n optimi· c nt Increase ove·r l t ~"<~!!'' zar lon and irwal manu a ruting, marl:e amp i m rom 1 f 120,596. andprovid · ·rvk .r, rprodu tsfromPTC, WMtJ i th r ' founM rg· lhe world' larges[ rod.LJ er .f com m:er- onrribmor ·ro the ided de i rn !.Oftv.•are u ed for produ l developm~ t. 1 A '. new Kah'l mRZJO f 1<: · will mploy minimum o .i ve employ ::md will be loca(ed in lhc Pro Line Tech Build· World Food Day event shown promotional m teria enc ur· i:lging th • WMU commtmit:y topartlci t tnth c mpaign. Appro ima[el UO ampu fu ncl~mi.~er.. w il h1 r s hmr:; ro d ·p'<lrtm ·mal ampq~ignmeet· in to h lp mpu community m mbcr!i fair~. F rm rdnfon n.ationabounhe m· determine hov.• hey wam m ar(i i pate. ig;n, onta tV nd r Ploeg r 7-3360 or The University '<lmpaign will mn D Vrie at 7-3606. through Oct. 31, and the cam u. v 'cl:ory S eakers Ramona Bernhard honored for support of the arts at WMU Ethics talk launches fall series Hindu consciousness is topic Talk slated for Oct. 11 to mark Ramona Bernhard, wife of President Are aliberal's values a result ofwhat the Indian philosopher Sangeetha Menon National Coming Out Day Emeritus John T. Bernhard, was hon- majority views as "good"? will discuss the concept of consciousness The undergraduate student group ored as Volunteer of the Year at the Usingpolitical theoristJohn Rawls' idea in Hindu thought when she givesapresen- OUTspoken willcelebrate National Com- of "the burden of judgment" as a guide, tation at WMU Monday, Oct. 7. ingOut DayFriday,Oct. 11,bysponsoring Bruce Brower will discuss the question Menon will discuss "Self Exploration afreepublic talk bythe author of"Heather surrounding how the attitudes of a liberal and Consciousness in Classic Hindu Has Two Mommies," which is believed to might be conceived as a result of what Thought" beginning at 7 p.m. in 2302 be the first children's book to portray les- society deems as honorable, in regard to Sangren. Her talk, which is free and open bian families in a positive way. religion, economics and culture. to the public; is sponsored by the Depart- Writer Leslea Newman will present Brower, an associate professor of phi- ment of Comparative Religion. "Poetry=Life: An AIDS Reading" at losophy at Tulane University begins the An acclaimed expert on Hindu philoso- 7 p.m. Oct. 11, in Rooms 105through 107 Center for the Study of Ethics in Society phy, Menon will examine a cross-section Bernhard Center. Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, of Indian thinking on the concept of con- Newman wrote the award-winning short Oct. 10, with his presentation, "Skepti- sciousness, including the importance of story "A Letter to Harvey Milk," which cism and the Grounds of Liberty," in 204 self-exploration.