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JDRF and W.W. Smith Trust's $15.5 Million Gift for Type 1 Diabetes Cure


Peter Van Etten,
President and CEO,
Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation

Mary L. Smith, Trustee,
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust

Ali Naji, Vice Chairman,
Surgical Research and Director,
Center for Islet Transplantation

James Wilson,
Professor, Medicine and
Director, JDRF Center
for Gene Therapy

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) announced a major step in its continuing efforts to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and its complications. It is awarding over $15.5 million to fund research at the JDRF-W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Center for Islet Transplantation and the JDRF Center for Gene Therapy at Penn's School of Medicine.

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Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 13, November 20, 2001

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
November 20, 2001
Volume 48 Number 13
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

Penn receives over $15.5 million from JDRF and W.W. Smith Trust to establish two centers to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and its complications
For FY 2001, the Associated Investments Fund, Penn's main investment vehicle, out-performed its benchmark, returning a positive performance.
Penn's paystubs have been redesigned to be more informative and easier to understand.
Penn's Way weekly raffles begin; envelopes must be submitted to Payroll by this Wednesday for the first drawing.
With fall semester classes ending December 10, the Provost reissues the Rules Governing Final Examinations.
Two types of grants are available to faculty to conduct cancer-related research projects; the deadline is January 15 for both.
As the holidays approach, there are special events and performances to attend and there are the annual appeals to donate and contribute to those less fortunate.