New $35 Million Fund Will Accelerate The Impact On Society Of Northwestern s Nearly $1 Billion In Annual Research insurancenewsnet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insurancenewsnet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new fund will provide seed grants to Northwestern University faculty to speed up the commercialization of innovative and high-potential research in the life sciences. The Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund will advance translational research discoveries in both engineering and medicine with the potential to have a meaningful and immediate impact on society.
Northwestern announced the formation of a search committee to choose the next School of Education and Social Policy dean Monday. The 12-member committee will include current students, alumni, faculty and staff, who will identify a slate of suitable candidates. Provost Kathleen Hagerty will oversee the committee, which will also include Executive Assistant Lorraine Cassis, Associate.
Dan P. McAdams has been named interim dean of Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP). The appointment is effective May 16.