Temple University raised $65.8 million in its 2013 fiscal year, which ended June 30, making the year the best for fund raising in the North Philadelphia university?s history.
Temple?s previous best fiscal year for fund raising was 2008 when it raised $65.4 million during its Access to Excellence fund-raising campaign. The average amount the university raised in the four succeeding fiscal years was $45.5 million.
Gifts and pledges nearly doubled in two categories: Scholarships, where they rose to $16.5 million from $8.8 million; and faculty and research initiatives, where they rose to $16.26 million from $8.14 million.
Drexel, Temple profs get grants
Two area professors were among the eight recipients of the first grants made by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, which is part of the Pittsburgh Foundation.
Both were awarded grants in the New Investigator category. The grants are $150,000 over two years.
William Wuerst, an assistant professor of chemistry in Temple?s College of Science and Technology, received a grant to support his research on developing new molecules that could inhibit the processes of bacterial biofilms, which cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics.
Michelle Dolinski, an assistant professor of physics in Drexel University?s College of Arts & Sciences, won a grant to support her effort to develop a new kind of radiation detector that could be used for research in the fields of particle physics and medical imaging.
Penn sports channel being launched
The University of Pennsylvania and the other Ivy League schools will each have their own channel on the Ivy League Network, which is set to debut later this month.
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