Teaching & Research

The Alice & Russell True Endowed Scholarship in the School of Medicine In December 2017, School of Medicine Dean Mitchell and donor Wendy Gasch (M’92) had lunch with four of…

In his 2016 best-selling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance writes about growing up in Rust Belt Ohio and visiting family in Appalachian Kentucky. Vance describes Appalachia as a stalled, store-shuttered…

Nearly 20 years ago, when Ray Farkas began showing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease— a declining tennis game, shaking limbs, balance problems—the TV producer and documentary filmmaker researched his options.

Integrative Experiments in EducationResponding to changes in globalization and technologyFostering cura personalis in the classroom and community Addressing questions of cost and value, flexibility and relevanceWhat if a university setup an…

Supporting High-Risk, High-Reward Medical ResearchSeed funding for innovative, early-stage researchPersonal relationships forged between families and scientistsNew approaches to prevention, treatments, and curesAlmost 20 years ago, Frances Schafer’s husband Thomas…