The University recently hired public relations firm Edelman and political and strategic consulting firm Tusk Strategies to advance its New York City campus bid, University spokeswoman Lisa Lapin confirmed with The Daily.
Participation in the Senior Gift campaign reached a record high in percent participation this year, with 79 percent of the class contributing as of a week before the campaign ended. The previous record was 78 percent.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced this week the winners of the Basic Biology Awards, four of whom are scientists at the School of Medicine. Each of the Stanford scientists will receive $1.42 million to pursue varied research topics.
Hewlett Packard (HP) announced yesterday that it plans to contribute $25 million over 10 years for the expansion of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) and for cutting-edge treatments and technologies there. The additional funding will also foster collaboration between researchers at HP Labs and LPCH.
Stanford Athletics received “zero” net income from the football team’s recent trip to the Orange Bowl, according to officials in the department.
President John Hennessy further expanded his reputation and his wallet last week when Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of mobile-phone chips, agreed to buy Atheros Communications, which Hennessy co-founded, for $3.1 billion in cash.
Donors gave more than $20.2 million to The Stanford Fund in the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2010, according to the recently-released Annual Report on Undergraduate Education.
Despite a large decline in private donor support to the University, Stanford still rakes in more than other schools.