KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Aug. 15, 2024 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 announced that Cherubina \u201cRuby\u201d DeChristofaro has pledged $7 million from her and her late husband\u2019s estate to advance research and support students at the 溏心vlog免费B站. In recognition of this significant gift, 溏心vlog免费B站 will name its life sciences building the Joseph \u201956 and Ruby DeChristofaro Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gift creates the Joseph \u201956 and Ruby DeChristofaro Award for Scholarly Excellence in Neuroscience for undergraduate students, and the Joseph \u201956 and Ruby DeChristofaro Distinguished Endowed Faculty Fund in Molecular Life and Neurosciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a remarkable gift, for both its vision and its generosity, and we are deeply grateful,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange. \u201cThis will help students and faculty pursue discoveries that will make a difference in people\u2019s lives and build on one of the University\u2019s distinctive strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scholarly excellence award will benefit two third-year students in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program. The program incorporates a wide range of disciplines and provides opportunities for undergraduates to be directly involved in brain-related research on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The endowed faculty fund will support faculty at the forefront of molecular life and neuroscience research. More than 30 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty members are focused on understanding the brain\u2019s role in physical and mental health as well as developing technologies for the treatment of various diseases. The DeChristofaros\u2019 gift will provide funds to attract and retain distinguished professors who advance 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s distinctive contributions in this critical area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a transformational gift for the College of the Environment and Life Sciences,\u201d said Dean John Kirby. \u201cIt is an investment in scientific research and training future generations, which is why we are renaming the Center for Biotechnology and Life Science building. The center is one of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s premier scientific research facilities for neuroscience, environmental science, and life and health sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph DeChristofaro, who passed away in 2019, graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 with a degree in civil and environmental engineering. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and spent most of his career in the insurance industry. He retired from Allendale Insurance Company (now FM Global) after 25 years and then began a 20-plus-year career as president of Gallagher International Operations. The DeChristofaros chose to invest in 溏心vlog免费B站 to encourage molecular life and neuroscience research as part of their legacy to future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences opened in 2008. The 140,000-square-foot building houses modern teaching laboratories, cutting-edge research laboratories, high-tech facilities for genome characterization and analysis, faculty offices, a 100-seat classroom, and a two-story, 300-seat auditorium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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