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DONOR HIGHLIGHT: HEYWOOD FRALIN
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Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke , articleHistoric donation will help recruit and retain world-leading researchers, further bolstering Virginia’s economy.
Heywood Fralin
"I look forward to the many discoveries that will emerge as we grow and become a leading academic health center for biomedical research in the commonwealth. The City of Roanoke will evolve dramatically over the next 25 years. I am excited to be one of many catalysts in this transformation that will create a thriving economy in Southwest Virginia. We will need many more to make this new economy as great as it can be."
Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.
"The Fralin family’s support opens up exciting new opportunities for us. Thanks to them, we can retain and recruit the very best researchers and provide the critical facilities and instrumentation to enable their transformative research programs.”
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Landmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , articleThe Richmond-based Red Gates Foundation committed $50 million to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to accelerate health sciences research at Virginia Tech. The gift is among the largest ever made to the university.
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Mill Mountain Garden Club explores Health Sciences and Technology campus green roof, other conservation measures , articleThe club is keenly interested in environmental conservation, and members wanted to see how the newest building on Virginia Tech’s Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Virginia Tech benefactor, fitness enthusiast creates health science fellowship at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleRay Gaskins ’64, an accomplished marathon runner, is 81 and still hits the gym three to four hours a day, seven days a week and is deeply interested in the connection between exercise and human health.
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance innovators with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the College of Engineering have joined a Children’s National Hospital-led effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.
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Philanthropy supports pilot projects to take on health challenges such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stress, and chronic pain , articleGiving Day contributions to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have double the impact, unlocking $20,000 to the Seale Innovation Fund to accelerate innovation
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Zoom get-togethers inspired ‘brothers for life’ to create gift-giving legacy , articleWhat started as a way for fraternity members from the 1970s to stay connected inspired a platform for giving.
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TBMH graduate student awarded two grants to advance brain cancer research , articleJoelle Martin, who will defend her doctoral dissertation this month, received the Zeta Beta Tau Cancer Research Award and a graduate fellowship provided by philanthropist, alumnus, and longtime Virginia Tech benefactor Ray Gaskins ‘64.
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Family of Roanoke lawyer, philanthropist William Lemon contributes $1 million to support Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleThe gift will help the rapidly expanding research institute continue to recruit and retain world-class researchers.
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Stepping forward to serve: Record gift to Virginia Tech is in keeping with Heywood Fralin’s family legacy , articleThrough his service and leadership, Fralin has become a central figure in the Roanoke Valley and one of its most outspoken advocates.
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Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke , articleHistoric donation will help recruit and retain world-leading researchers, further bolstering Virginia’s economy.
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Area businessman, benefactor Maury Strauss gives $1 million to VTCRI lecture series , articleRenamed the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, the new season begins Oct. 4.
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Cartledge Charitable Foundation fights breast cancer with gift to Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute , articleThe foundation made the $100,000 gift to support promising research taking place in Roanoke, Virginia, to prevent and treat breast cancer.
Date: May 07, 2018