supporting research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/a> in the fields of biochemistry, biological science and cancer research after losing two sisters to cancer.<\/p>\n\u201cThis gift exemplifies the long-standing partnership between 51ÁÔÆæ and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation,\u201d said 51ÁÔÆæ Chancellor Mark Mone. \u201cWe share a vision for engaging in activities that have broad community benefit. I am deeply grateful for their steadfast support of scholarships, research and teaching at 51ÁÔÆæ. Like our previous awards, this grant will allow us to attract and retain promising faculty and graduate students who strengthen our research efforts, create new knowledge and solve societal issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
About half of this latest award \u2014 $500,000 \u2014 will be used to recruit and provide research funding for an associate professor in the Biological Sciences Department whose research focuses on neuroscience. 51ÁÔÆæ will be searching for someone early in their career with both an established research record and the potential to grow their research portfolio.<\/p>\n
The remaining funds \u2014 $480,000 \u2014 will provide research stipends for doctoral students, who must complete research projects to earn their degrees. The $8,000-$10,000 yearly, renewable stipends will supplement 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s existing support for doctoral students and are expected to help four or five students per year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for this gift, which will will benefit first-generation college students and students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in graduate biological sciences programs,\u201d said Scott Gronert, dean of the College of Letters & Science.<\/p>\n
The stipends will be available to students in all the biological and related sciences in the College of Letters & Science, but preference will be given to those studying neuroscience.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpanding opportunities matters, and this funding will help 51ÁÔÆæ recruit and support more graduate students of color, contributing to greater equity in the fields of health and science,\u201d said Ellen Gilligan, Greater Milwaukee Foundation president and CEO. \u201cWhat\u2019s more, accelerating the research of promising junior faculty is attuned to Dorothy Shaw\u2019s legacy as a champion for advancing biomedical research and launching careers for the next generation of brilliant minds. The Foundation is honored to continue our stewardship of Mrs. Shaw\u2019s tremendous generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recruitment of the new faculty member and the support for graduate students aligns with 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s plan for a new bachelor\u2019s degree in neuroscience to start in Fall 2021. The program will focus on the nervous system and the resulting physical and behavioral thoughts and actions that impact living organisms. The area of study is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on courses in biology, chemistry, biophysics and psychology to understand how the brain works and to address causes and therapeutics for malfunctions of the nervous system. The new program will create more courses in neuroscience, provide research opportunities for undergraduates in the field and enhance existing neuroscience research in the psychology and biological sciences departments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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