University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine receives $15M gift
HARLINGEN — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced a $15 million gift yesterday from the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, the largest contribution to the School of Medicine yet.
“This is a transformative gift for the School of Medicine,” UTRGV President Guy Bailey said. “Just as we have an internationally prominent diabetes and obesity institute, we think we can do the same thing in neuroscience with this gift and our commitment.”
The grant is intended to establish the UTRGV Institute for Neurosciences, which will be housed at the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen. The university will match the foundation’s gift by purchasing state-of-the-art equipment and personnel for the institute.
In total the foundation has contributed about $22 million to UTRGV’s efforts, Bailey said. This particular initiative will be supported by the City of Harlingen and Valley Baptist Hospital.
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