The George Washington University Receives Gifts record
"These extraordinary gifts collectively represent the largest donation ever received by the George Washington University," said GW Board President Nelson A. Carbonell, Jr. "This generous contribution to the university shows a commitment to health. people all over the world "
In the spirit of collaborative philanthropy, donations include:
- $ 40 million of the Milken Institute to support research and scholarships new and ongoing;
- $ 30 million of the Charitable Foundation Sumner M. Redstone develop and advance innovative strategies to develop wellness and disease prevention;
- $ 10 million of the Milken Family Foundation to support the dean's office Milken Institute School, including a newly created of public health scholarship program.
"For decades, Mike Milken and Sumner Redstone illustrated the philanthropy of the most visionary and powerful kind," said President George Washington University Steven Knapp. "These new resources will improve greatly the ability of our universities to meet the global health challenges with solutions that change lives. "
"The Milken Institute and the Milken Family Foundation has long worked to advance public health and medical progress," said Mike Milken Institute President and Co-founder . Foundation. "Sumner Redstone and Redstone Foundation have partnered with us in previous efforts and we are honored to join these new initiatives focused on GW"
M .. Redstone said: "GW has long been a world-class center for public health research, scholarship and action. I am proud to join the Milken Institute Milken family Foundation and to support the efforts of this great institution to help fight against some of the greatest health problems of our time, and give millions access to healthier and longer lives. "
" Washington, DC, is the center of world politics public health, and GW has the primary school of public health in Washington, "said Paul Irving, president of the Milken Institute and member of the public health Council Dean school. "We are delighted to support talented public health researchers and GW students and we look forward to helping the university expand its reach and impact even further. This continues the longstanding commitment of the Institute to improve lives around the world by improving health. "
In recent years, GW and the Milken Institute worked together to develop a range of public health initiatives, and today's announcement commits both organizations jointly to promote prevention and health and well-being around the world. in 2012, the center FasterCures DC based the Milken Institute hosted the Celebration of science, an event held in part on campus GW has more than 1,000 leaders in Washington to reaffirm the importance of bioscience. in January 2014, the Institute and the CDC co-host the Atlanta Summit Foundation on public health and prosperity, a promotion-oriented event global public health in which the leaders of both the Institute and GW actively participated. the two institutions share a passion and commitment to continue the GW contributions as a leader of thought, educator and world leader in the field of public health.
Under the Milken Institute School of Public Health, the Sumner M. Redstone Global Prevention Centre and Wellness will develop solutions to many of the most health problems complex public world. Advances in treatment and cures were fast, but the public health benefits have been muted that this progress is largely offset by a poor diet, insufficient attention on prevention and wellness, environmental factors and lifestyle decisions. Due to its location in the heart of Washington, DC, Redstone Centre will work closely with other major US and international health institutions and schools of public health to drive change.
Under the Milken Family Foundation gift, the school will be headed by Michael and Lori Milken dean of public health; and the Dean will assign Michael and Lori Milken public health exchanges, creating new opportunities for students and talented researchers to school to become leaders and catalysts for global public health.
"These remarkable grants mark the beginning of a new phase in the school of public health," said Dean Lynn R. Goldman. "With new resources, innovative ideas and action concerted, we can bring public health improvements across America and the world. the support and commitment of the Milken Institute charitable Foundation Sumner M. Redstone and the Milken family Foundation started a new chapter in our growth as a center of 21st century global public health leadership. "
the formal dedication of the new building, and the global Centre Sumner M. Redstone and prevention wellness Milken Institute School, 950 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., will take place this spring. Nearing completion, the nine-storey school building Milken Institute LEED-certified meet seven academic departments and programs under one roof, which allows the school to organize courses, host conferences and foster dialogue in a central location in Washington, DC
Since it was founded nearly a quarter century, the Milken Institute has made the improvement of public health and speed healing a priority. His research has detailed the overall costs of fixing rates of obesity and the economic burden of the disease; Best Cities Institute to succeed the aging index helps communities across America promoting healthy aging arrangements. Institute annual events such as the World Conference and Partnership for Cures conference will bring together leading scientists, policy makers, Nobel laureates, business leaders and philanthropists to focus on health challenges and solutions. Since 03, FasterCures worked to increase resources for medical research and accelerate the time it takes for important new drugs from discovery to patients. (See more about the work of the Milken Institute for Health here.)
The Milken Family Foundation, since its founding by Michael and Lowell Milken in 1982, has been dedicated to helping people lead a better and more productive through education and health improvement. His gift in support of the Dean and scholarships for talented students is compatible with a history of estimated recognize exceptional educators and to provide scholarships to deserving youth.
The gift of Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation is the latest chapter in the transformative philanthropy organization. Through the foundation, Sumner Redstone has contributed more than $ 0 million to charities and institutions around the world, with particular emphasis on innovative medical research. Mr. Redstone has donated $ 35 million to FasterCures to fund advances in research and patient care in the treatment of life-threatening and debilitating diseases. Besides FasterCures, recipients include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
About George Washington University
The George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the district of Columbia. The university offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study as well as medical curricula, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international affairs . Each year, GW registered a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate students and professionals in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 countries.
Created in July 1997, the School of Public Health and Health Services, the Milken Institute School of Public Health is the only school of public health in the capital of the nation. Today, more than 1,100 students from almost every state of the United States and more than 40 countries are pursuing undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degrees in public health. The school also offers an online master of public health, MPH @ GW, and an Executive Master of online health administration that allow students to pursue their studies from around the world.
About the Milken Institute
A non-profit research and nonpartisan institution and global convocation, the mission of the Milken Institute is to improve lives around the world advancing innovative economic and policy solutions that create jobs, expand access to capital and enhance health.
about the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation
medical research to education in efforts to help the poor and impoverished in the world, the Charitable Foundation Sumner M . Redstone seeks to advance the goals that are consistent with the continued commitment of Sumner Redstone to innovation, empowerment, and progress. The Foundation will continue to seek and support organizations in the US and abroad vision of this action Sumner Redstone for a better world.
About the Milken Family Foundation
Founded by Michael and Lowell Milken in 1982, the Milken Family Foundation finds and advance inventive and effective ways to help people s help and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives. MFF advance this mission primarily through initiatives and partnerships in education, medical research and public health.
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