Carnegie Mellon University Computational Biology Department

Carnegie Mellon Trustee Ray Lane and Stephanie Lane Invest $25 Million in CMU's Computational Biology Department

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University Trustee Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, have invested $25 million in support of the university's boundary-breaking Computational Biology Department. The gift will establish an endowment to support the program's strategic priorities and provide the funding for its future home in the new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences

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  • PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University Trustee Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, have invested $25 million in support of the university's boundary-breaking Computational Biology Department.
  • In recognition of the couple's significant role in shaping computational biology at Carnegie Mellon, the university will name the department the Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department.
  • "Ray and Stephanie Lane have been passionate advocates for the power and possibilities of computational biology since the department's formation," said CMU President Farnam Jahanian.
  • The Lanes made their initial investment in computational biology at CMU to establish the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professorship in Computational Biology, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Post-Doctoral Program in Computational Biology and the Raymond Lane Fellowship in Computational Biology.

Government of Canada recognizes Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson as a person of national historic significance

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson (PhD) with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan.

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  • Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson (PhD) with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan.
  • The Government of Canada, through the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, recognizes nationally significant persons, places, and events as one way of helping Canadians connect with their past.
  • To nominate a person, place or historic event in your community, please visit the Parks Canada website for more information: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/culture/clmhc-hsmbc/ncp-pcn/application .
  • Together with Parks Canada, the Board ensures that subjects of national historic significance are recognized under Parks Canada's National Program of Historical Commemoration and these important stories are shared with Canadians.