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U-M regent Ron Weiser donates $30M to establish prostate cancer center at Michigan Medicine
Read full article: U-M regent Ron Weiser donates $30M to establish prostate cancer center at Michigan MedicineU-M Regent Ron Weiser has committed $30 million to establish new prostate cancer center on university's medical campus.
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University of Michigan regent, wife donate $30M for new diabetes institute
Read full article: University of Michigan regent, wife donate $30M for new diabetes instituteANN ARBOR University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser and his wife, Eileen, have donated $30 million to the university to bolster diabetes research and develop life-changing therapies. The research will be in collaboration with Michigan Medicine and other schools and units within the university. The gift will see the establishment of the Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute, named for the Weisters daughter whose husband and two sons have Type 1 diabetes. Elizabeth has been a relentless educator and advocate for people with diabetes and for diabetes research, Regent Weiser said in a news release. This gift is transformational, Marschall S. Runge, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president for medical affairs, dean of the University of Michigan Medical School and CEO of Michigan Medicine said in a news release.