The University of Michigan's $2.5 billion Michigan Difference Campaign continues to rake in big contributions, proving that it isn't one of the country's largest endowments for nothing.
The latest score is a $1.5 million grant from the Towsley Foundation to create a state-of-the-art Ophthalmic Imaging Center in the university's new Kellogg Eye Center. The imaging center will provide important information about eye disease in the new clinical facility, set to open in 2010.
Staff at the Kellogg Eye Center has been pioneers in developing techniques for photographing the eye's interior for many years. The new imaging center is expected to help them stay at the forefront of combating eye disease. It will also help medical residents and students gain a fundamental understanding of the disease process.
"This advanced imaging center is essential for providing patients with the highest level of eye care, while serving as a key resource for our vision research and educational programs," said Paul Lichter, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Kellog Eye Center.
The Towsley Foundation has supported a wide range of UofM initiatives in education, health care and medical education. Those gifts, which measure in the millions of dollars, include gifts to the School of Music, the Center for the Education for Women and the UofM Health System. The foundation is named for Harry and Margaret Towsley, both university graduates.
Source: The University of Michigan
Writer: Jon Zemke
THIS STORY FIRST APPEARED IN METROMODE
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