New NASA Satellite Is Blasted Off. (2013)
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasts off to put the first of a new generation of NASA communications satellites into orbit.
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Nasa launches an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket to put the first of a new generation of communications satellites into space. . Report by Katie Lamborn. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com . Subscribe to ITN News! http://www.youtube.com Visit our homepage at http://www.itn.co.uk
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NASA Launches Next-Generation Communications Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The first of NASA's three next-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), known as TDRS-K, launched at 8:48 p.m. EST Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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"TDRS-K bolsters our network of satellites that provides essential communications to support space exploration," said Badri Younes, deputy associate administrator for Space Communications and Navigation at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "It will improve the overall health and longevity of our system."
The TDRS system provides tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data return services for numerous science and human exploration missions orbiting Earth. These include the International Space Station and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
"With this launch, NASA has begun the replenishment of our aging space network," said Jeffrey Gramling, TDRS project manager. "This addition to our current fleet of seven will provide even greater capabilities to a network that has become key to enabling many of NASA's scientific discoveries."
TDRS-K was lifted into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41. After a three-month test phase, NASA will accept the spacecraft for additional evaluation before putting the satellite into service.
The TDRS-K spacecraft includes several modifications from older satellites in the TDRS system, including redesigned telecommunications payload electronics and a high-performance solar panel designed for more spacecraft power to meet growing S-band requirements. Another significant design change, the return to ground-based processing of data, will allow the system to service more customers with evolving communication requirements.
The next TDRS spacecraft, TDRS-L, is scheduled for launch in 2014. TDRS-M's manufacturing process will be completed in 2015.
NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program, part of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at the agency's Headquarters in Washington, is responsible for the space network. The TDRS Project Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., manages the TDRS development program. Launch services were provided by United Launch Alliance. NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center was responsible for acquisition of launch services.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Poised to Drill Into Mars
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is sizing up a target rock and flexing its robotic arm ahead of its first-ever drilling activity on the Red Planet, which should take place in the coming days.
The 1-ton Curiosity rover pressed down on the rock in four different places with its arm-mounted drill Monday (Jan. 27). These "pre-load" tests should allow mission engineers to see if the amount of force applied matches predictions, researchers said.
The six-wheeled robot won't be ready to start boring into the rock until it completes several additional hardware tests and other checks, which should keep the rover busy through at least the end of this week, they added.
Curiosity's next step is an overnight pre-load test, which will tell the rover team if the big temperature swings at Curiosity's Gale Crater landing site pose any potential problems for drilling operations.
Air temperatures at Gale can drop from 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius) in the afternoon to minus 85 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 65 degrees Celsius) at night. The rover's chassis, arm and mobility system can grow and shrink by about 0.1 inches (0.25 centimeters) over such a broad temperature range, researchers said.
"We don't plan on leaving the drill in a rock overnight once we start drilling, but in case that happens, it is important to know what to expect in terms of stress on the hardware," Limonadi said.
Other pre-drilling activities include a detailed assessment of the target rock, which is part of an outcrop that mission scientists have dubbed "John Klein." The team will also employ the drill's hammering action briefly without actually spinning the drill bit, to make sure the percussion mechanism and associated systems are working properly.
And the first bite Curiosity actually takes out of a rock will not produce samples for analysis, researchers said. Rather, the rover will perform a "mini-drill" activity, going less than 0.8 inches (2 cm) into the rock too shallow to push powder into the drill's sample-snagging chamber.
"The purpose is to see whether the tailings are behaving the way we expect," Limonadi said. "Do they look like dry powder? That's what we want to confirm."
Curiosity landed on Aug. 5 of last year, kicking off a surface mission to determine if the Gale Crater area has ever been capable of supporting microbial life. The robot carries 10 different science instruments to aid in this quest, along with other tools such as the drill, which can bore 1 inch (2.5 cm) into solid rock.
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NASA launches communication satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) NASA launched a new communication satellite Wednesday to stay in touch with its space station astronauts and relay more Hubble telescope images.
An unmanned Atlas V rocket blasted into the starry night sky carrying the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.
This is the 11th TDRS satellite to be launched by NASA. The space agency uses the orbiting network to communicate with astronauts living on the International Space Station.
The first TDRS spacecraft flew in 1983; it recently was retired along with No. 4. The second was lost aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1986; Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the launch disaster.
This newest third-generation TDRS carries the letter K designation. Once it begins working, it will become TDRS-11. It will take two weeks for the satellite to reach its intended 22,300-mile-high orbit. Testing will last a few months.
NASA estimates the satellite costs between $350 million and $400 million.
Another TDRS spacecraft, L in the series, will be launched next year.
NASA wants at least seven TDRS satellites working in orbit at any one time. The one launched Wednesday will make eight.
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Liftoff! NASA Launches Next-Generation Relay Satellite into Space
This story was updated at 10:46 p.m. ET.
A next-generation NASA relay satellite was launched into orbit Wednesday (Jan. 30) on a mission to upgrade a vital communications network linking the space agency to its spacecraft orbiting the Earth.
The U.S. space agency's first launch of 2013, the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K (TDRS-K for short) soared spaceward atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:48 p.m. EST (0148 Jan. 31 GMT).
"We have a customer that's quite thrilled right now to have a healthy satellite on orbit," Tim Dunn the TDRS-K flight director said in a NASA TV interview after the launch.
The TDRS-K satellite is bound for an orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 kilometers) above Earth, where it will join a constellation of five other satellites currently in orbit to help NASA and other space agencies stay in touch with orbiting spacecraft.
NASA's TDRS communications network began in 1983 and has not received an upgrade since 2002, when the space agency launched its 10th TDRS satellite. Five satellites are currently in use today, with the TDRS-K launch adding one more that number, mission managers said. [Launch Photos: NASA's TDRS-K Satellite Blasts Off ]
The TDRS-K satellite is expected to spend at least 15 years, but agency officials expect that the satellite will exceed its projected life-expectancy. Many of the network's satellites have outlived their expected mission lifetimes, said Jeffrey Gramling, NASA's TDRS project manager.
But that does not mean that TDRS-K is unnecessary. One of the satellites currently in active service is slated be retired in the next few months, and other satellites in the aging network are getting older, said Badri Younes, a scientist in NASA's Space Communications and Navigation office.
The satellite launched today was the first of three new satellites expected to enter service between now and 2015 that should further bolster the network. The TDRS-K mission costs between $350 million and $400 million, not including the price of its rocket.
The TDRS-K satellite is 26 feet long (8 meters) and weighs about 7,615 pounds (3,454 kilograms). It was expected to separate from its Atlas 5 rocket one hour and 46 minutes after liftoff, with a Centaur upper stage rocket engine slated to carry it the rest of the way to its geosynchronous orbit.
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Liftoff! NASA Launches Next-Generation Relay Satellite into Space
NASA 'Space Network' receives boost
NASA launched a new communication satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday evening. This satellite is one of three expected to reach space between now and 2015, upgrading the agency's communication network.
A next-generation NASA relay satellite was launched into orbit Wednesday (Jan. 30) on a mission to upgrade a vital communications network linking the space agency to its spacecraft orbiting the Earth.
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The U.S. space agency's first launch of 2013, the newTracking and Data Relay Satellite K(TDRS-K for short) soared spaceward atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:48 p.m. EST (0148 Jan. 31 GMT).
"We have a customer that's quite thrilled right now to have a healthy satellite on orbit," Tim Dunn the TDRS-K flight director said in a NASA TV interview after the launch.
The TDRS-K satellite is bound for an orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 kilometers) above Earth, where it will join a constellation of five other satellites currently in orbit to help NASA and other space agencies stay in touch with orbiting spacecraft.
NASA's TDRS communications network began in 1983 and has not received an upgrade since 2002, when the space agency launched its 10th TDRS satellite. Five satellites are currently in use today, with the TDRS-K launch adding one more that number, mission managers said. [Launch Photos: NASA's TDRS-K Satellite Blasts Off]
The TDRS-K satellite is expected to spend at least 15 years, but agency officials expect that the satellite will exceed its projected life-expectancy. Many of the network's satellites haveoutlived their expected mission lifetimes, said Jeffrey Gramling, NASA's TDRS project manager.
But that does not mean that TDRS-K is unnecessary. One of the satellites currently in active service is slated be retired in the next few months, and other satellites in the aging network are getting older, said Badri Younes, a scientist in NASA's Space Communications and Navigation office.
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NASA 'Space Network' receives boost from satellite
NASA launched a new communication satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday evening. This satellite is one of three expected to reach space between now and 2015, upgrading the agency's communication network.
A next-generation NASA relay satellite was launched into orbit Wednesday (Jan. 30) on a mission to upgrade a vital communications network linking the space agency to its spacecraft orbiting the Earth.
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The U.S. space agency's first launch of 2013, the newTracking and Data Relay Satellite K(TDRS-K for short) soared spaceward atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:48 p.m. EST (0148 Jan. 31 GMT).
"We have a customer that's quite thrilled right now to have a healthy satellite on orbit," Tim Dunn the TDRS-K flight director said in a NASA TV interview after the launch.
The TDRS-K satellite is bound for an orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 kilometers) above Earth, where it will join a constellation of five other satellites currently in orbit to help NASA and other space agencies stay in touch with orbiting spacecraft.
NASA's TDRS communications network began in 1983 and has not received an upgrade since 2002, when the space agency launched its 10th TDRS satellite. Five satellites are currently in use today, with the TDRS-K launch adding one more that number, mission managers said. [Launch Photos: NASA's TDRS-K Satellite Blasts Off]
The TDRS-K satellite is expected to spend at least 15 years, but agency officials expect that the satellite will exceed its projected life-expectancy. Many of the network's satellites haveoutlived their expected mission lifetimes, said Jeffrey Gramling, NASA's TDRS project manager.
But that does not mean that TDRS-K is unnecessary. One of the satellites currently in active service is slated be retired in the next few months, and other satellites in the aging network are getting older, said Badri Younes, a scientist in NASA's Space Communications and Navigation office.
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NASA Launching New Communications Satellite Today
NASA plans to launch a new satellite today (Jan. 30) to upgrade the network used to send messages back and forth between spacecraft and the ground.
The space agency is set to launch the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K (TDRS-K for short) at 8:48 p.m. EST (0148 Jan. 31 GMT) today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will blast off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
You can watch the launch live on SPACE.com through NASA TV starting at 6:15 p.m. ET (1115 GMT).
Cold front
Weather at the launch site is looking promising, but NASA officials aren't taking any chances, and won't launch the rocket unless skies are clear.
"Now we're looking at a 40-percent chance that a weather rule will be violated," Joel Tumbiolo, a NASA launch weather officer, said on Monday.
The rocket that will carry TDRS-K to orbit has already been rolled out onto the launch pad, but a cold front is approaching Cape Canaveral that could delay the launch. Electrically active clouds heralding the arrival of the cold front might create dangerous conditions.
TDRS-K has an estimated cost of between $350 million and $400 million, not counting the cost of the rocket to launch it. The spacecraft is the first of three new satellites due to lift off between now and 2015 to bolster the TDRS communications satellite network, which relays data and messages between spacecraft in orbit and ground stations. [NASA's New Comsat: TDRS-K Spacecraft in Photos]
Thanks to the positioning of ground elements and the TDRS network of satellites around the world, NASA scientists have constant communication with orbiting spacecraft. The network is responsible for space-to-ground communication with the International Space Station as well as the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Silver Saver - Nanotechnology Keeps the Shine on Silver
Scientists from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, have teamed up with conservators from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Md., to develop and test a new, high-tech way to protect silver art objects and artifacts, using coatings that are mere nanometers thick. The technique, called atomic layer deposition (ALD), will be used to create metal oxide films which, when applied to an artifact, are both transparent and optimized to reduce the rate of silver corrosion. The project is funded by the NSF #39;s SCIART grant program, which supports research in the field of cultural heritage science through the funding of collaborations among conservation experts in museums and scientists in academia. In April 2011 the National Science Foundation #39;s Science Nation web site, which highlights scientific discoveries for the public, debuted this video segment about the project called "Silver Saver," narrated by former CNN chief technology and environment correspondent Miles O #39;Brien.
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Medicine Today in Armenian: Diabetes – Video
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Medicine Today Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 Diabetes Guest: Sam Malayan, MD, Board Certified Internist and Endocrinologist Hosted by Dr. Sahag Arslanian
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Otago partners with University of Medicine (1) in Myanmar
The University of Otago has signed an agreement with the University of Medicine (1) in Myanmar (also known as Burma) to collaborate on research, training, and capacity building in areas including infectious disease.
Myanmar is the second largest country in Southeast Asia and home to more than 60 million people. In 2008 Myanmar embarked on a process of reforms towards a liberal democracy, a mixed economy, and reconciliation. These developments have opened opportunities for increased engagement with international partners, including with New Zealand. Based in Yangon, the University of Medicine (1) is Myanmars oldest medical school. University of Medicine (1) plays a major role in the training of medical doctors and allied health sciences professionals.
The Rector of University of Medicine (1), Professor Than Cho, says "we are delighted to be embarking on this new relationship with colleagues at the University of Otago.
"International partnerships help to strengthen our ability to address pressing national health needs. Much can be achieved by collaboration between the oldest and most distinguished universities in Myanmar and New Zealand."
University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne welcomed the initiative saying that universities have a duty to assist in reducing such health disparities worldwide through research, education, and service.
"I am excited that Otago is able to contribute to international progress by partnering with a major provider of health education, research, and service in Myanmar," Professor Hayne says.
Professor John Crump, McKinlay Professor of Global Health and Co-Director, Centre for International Health, says substantial, long-term collaborations with institutions in low-resource settings are the fundamental building blocks of global health initiatives by universities based in developed countries.
"These form the basis for meaningful exchange and activities in the areas of research, teaching, and service with a range of benefits for both partners," he says.
The collaboration between the University of Medicine (1) and the University of Otago will have an initial focus on research, training, and capacity building on infectious diseases and medical microbiology. However, it is anticipated that the relationship will expand over time to engage with a range of disciplines across the institutions both within and beyond the health sciences.
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ChemSW to Demonstrate CISPro at Upcoming Molecular Medicine Tri-Con 2013 Conference
FAIRFIELD, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 30, 2013) - ChemSW, Inc. will be exhibiting at the upcoming Molecular Medicine Tri-Con 2013 Conference in San Francisco, CA from February 11-15, 2013.
ChemSW will be highlighting CISPro, their industry-leading chemical inventory management system that enables organizations to track and manage chemicals from receipt through disposal.CISPro delivers the ability to maintain a real-time listing of all the chemicals in the facility, generate reports, and quickly access hazard information during an emergency. ChemSW will be demonstrating CISPro daily during the conference.
In addition, ChemSW will highlight their unique new Safety Inspection Live solution that enables users to record safety inspections using the most popular mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops to manage data in real-time.By eliminating duplicate transcription processes and enabling users to enter inspection data at the time of inspection, Safety Inspection Live assures greater data accuracy and inspection efficiency.
The 20th Molecular Medicine Tri-Con 2013 conference is a leading conference and exposition for applied science and technology that delivers more than 250 presentations in 12 conference tracks that cover five key topics: diagnostics, therapeutics, clinical, cancer, and informatics. For details, visit http://www.triconference.com/.
For details about CISPro, visit http://www.chemsw.com/Software-and-Solutions/Chemical-Inventory.aspx or call (707) 864-0845.
About ChemSWFounded over two decades ago, ChemSW is a leading provider of chemical and biochemical inventory management systems, MSDS systems and other chemistry laboratory software and services. ChemSW's wide range of products enable organizations to efficiently manage assets and processes. ChemSW supports over 15,000 customers in more than 40 countries throughout the world.For more information, visit http://www.ChemSW.com or call +1 707-864-0845.
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BG Medicine, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering and Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BG Medicine, Inc. (BGMD), a diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cardiovascular tests, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock, as well as 900,000 additional shares of its common stock pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriter.
The shares were sold at the public offering price of $2.00 per share and the company estimates the aggregate net proceeds to the company will be approximately $12.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses.
Lazard Capital Markets LLC acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
The shares were sold by means of BG Medicine's existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3, a prospectus and related prospectus supplement, all as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained from the offices of Lazard Capital Markets LLC, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 or via telephone at (800) 542-0970.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of BG Medicine, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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BG Medicine, Inc. (BGMD) is a diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cardiovascular tests to address significant unmet medical needs, improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The Company has two products: the BGM Galectin-3(R) test for use in patients with chronic heart failure is available in the United States and Europe; and the CardioSCORE(TM) test for the risk prediction of major cardiovascular events will be launched in Europe in the first half of 2013. For additional information about BG Medicine, heart failure and galectin-3 testing, please visit http://www.bg-medicine.com and http://www.galectin-3.com.
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UT Medical School receives $50 million
AUSTIN (KXAN) - On Wednesday, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation announced that the organization is committing $50 million to help establish the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
In November, Travis County voters approved Proposition 1, which raised property taxes as the main source of revenue to support health care services in the area.
"Between the generosity of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the great citizens of Travis County who voted to transform health care in the community, a powerful public-private partnership has emerged," said Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents. Austin is the new beneficiary of enhanced health care and countless economic development opportunities.
In addition to the $50 million, the Dell family foundation is donating another $10 million to Austin and Travis County community health quality and access programs over the next 10 years.
The Dell foundation was established in 1999. Since then, the organization has helped fun the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas as well as numerous other health services across Central Texas.
The Dell Medical School is scheduled to enroll its first class of 50 students in 2016.
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The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation will donate $50 million toward a new medical school at the University of Texas, along with $10 million dedicated to improving local healthcare.
The announcement came Wednesday at the foundation's headquarters.
UT's Board of Regents approved a medical school on campus last May. In November, Travis County voters passed Central Health Proposition 1, which raises property taxes to fund training for medical students. UT has agreed to fund the medical school itself, but the Dell Foundation's donation reduces a huge amount of its cost. According to a press release, the school will be named the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
"In addition to improved health outcomes, the medical school is going to attract leading medical practitioners and researchers to the Austin area," Michael Dell said. "That's going to spur all sorts of medical technology innovations, which will be available on an early basis to our entire community, and will also, I think, drive a new wave of economic growth around the biotech industry in Austin."
The foundation has donated more than $100 million toward healthcare in Central Texas since 2003, including $32 million for the Dell Children's Medical Center in East Austin.
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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Invests $50M to Establish the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas-Austin
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation announced today a new $50 million commitment to establish the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, the Dell family foundation committed another $10 million to Austin and Travis County community health quality and access programs over the next ten years. Since its inception in 1999, the foundation has invested nearly $1 billion in health and education programs around the globe, including $150 million over the past decade to promote family and childhood health in Central Texas.
"This gift truly saves lives," said UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa. "Investments in medical education, biomedical research, and health care touch all citizens. Nobody has done more for the people of Central Texas than Michael and Susan Dell. Their generosity not only benefits UT, it also lifts up our entire community. "
Gene Powell, Chairman of the UT System Board of Regents added, "Between the generosity of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the great citizens of Travis County who voted to transform health care in the community, a powerful public-private partnership has emerged. Austin is the new beneficiary of enhanced health care, and countless economic development opportunities."
The Dell Medical School is scheduled to enroll its first class of 50 students in 2016.
"A medical school at UT-Austin further establishes Central Texas as a center of excellence for family health and research," said Susan Dell, co-founder and board chair of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. "UT is a world-class university, and the medical school will be able to attract top talent, advance medical research and practices, and improve family health for generations to come."
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation previously funded $90 million of grants in the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, UT Austin's Dell Pediatric Research Institute, UT's Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, and the Texas Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity as well as basic health services like community clinics and health supports like electronic medical records and mobile health programs.
"No university could ask for better friends than Susan and Michael Dell, whose generosity has transformed the health care landscape," said UT Austin president Bill Powers. "The Dells' support has allowed UT Austin to conduct game-changing medical research and will now allow us to provide game-changing medical care."
The new medical school will provide community-focused medical services, bring more medical professionals to Austin and create jobs. It will build on the world-class scientific research that UT-Austin faculty are conducting in related disciplines and is expected to attract top faculty and students. Campus officials are currently seeking accreditation, working on state approvals, searching for permanent leadership and examining building sites for the medical school.
For more information, visit our site at http://www.msdf.org/Dell-Medical-School.
About the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (www.msdf.org) is dedicated to improving the lives of children living in urban poverty around the world. With offices in Austin, TX and New Delhi, India, and Cape Town, South Africa, the Dell family foundation funds programs that foster high-quality public education and childhood health, and improve the economic stability of families living in poverty. The foundation has committed more than $915 million (as of January 1, 2013) to global children's issues and community initiatives to date.
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Dells Pledge $50 Million to Build Austin Medical School
Michael Dells family foundation will provide $50 million for a medical school to be built in Austin, Texas, plus $10 million for health care in the city.
The new Dell Medical School will be a partnership that includes the University of Texas, hospital group Seton Healthcare Family and Travis County, which encompasses Austin. The university, whose flagship campus is in the states capital city, runs medical schools in Dallas, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio and Tyler.
Dell, who dropped out of the state school in 1984 to start computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL), gave $38 million to help build a pediatric research center on the Austin campus in 2007, said Gary Susswein, a university spokesman. The Dell family foundation also provided $32 million for a childrens hospital in the city.
It is the right investment for our family, our university and our community, Dell said yesterday at a briefing to announce the latest gift. The effects of the medical school will be felt well beyond the campus.
The university plans to start building the facility this year and enroll students by 2016, said Austin campus President Bill Powers. Voters in the county approved raising taxes by 5 cents per $100 of assessed property value in November, partly to fund the new medical schools operations.
Dell Inc., where Michael Dell is chairman and chief executive officer, is the focus of a plan by the entrepreneur to take it private and regain majority control. The deal would combine Michael Dells almost 16 percent stake with as much as $1 billion of his personal funds in a buyout led by Silver Lake Management LLC and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), said people familiar with the matter. The company is based in suburban Round Rock and employs 14,000 in the Austin area, spokesman David Frink said.
Dell had a net worth estimated at more than $14 billion this week, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the worlds richest people.
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation pledged $5 million a year for a decade to support the medical school, officials said during the briefing at the charitable organizations Austin headquarters.
The foundations additional commitment of $10 million over a decade will go to support health quality and access programs in Travis County and Austin, according to a statement from the charitable organization.
To contact the reporter on this story: David Mildenberg in Austin at dmildenberg@bloomberg.net
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This video is really good to watch if you are studying about American Revolution. The Americans send out James Armistead, a slave, to spy on the British by pretending to be Benedict Arnold #39;s slave. He finds out that Cato, Moses #39; brother is a British slave. The British ask James to spy on the Americans the same way he is spying on them. Click this link for The American Revolution Timeline: http://www.timetoast.com
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