College of Health Sciences Butterfly Fund
IDEAS, INNOVATION AND IMPACT
Connecting to the theme of the Tower at STAR, the College of Health Science is creating a Butterfly Fund to celebrate the innovation, energy and collaboration of the faculty, staff, students and clinicians.
The Tower at STAR is designed to enhance collisions and collaboration referred to as the butterfly effect from chaos theory. The Tower design reflects the idea that the smallest change or interaction in one location can prompt dramatic change in another. Similarly, the Butterfly Fund exists to support and invest in collisions that generate spontaneous ideas and foster innovation and impact.
Furthermore, the Butterfly Fund celebrates the belief that even a small investment can prompt dramatic changes, making the CHS community stronger and more impactful.
SUPPORT TO SPUR GROWTH
Under the direction of the dean of the College of Health Sciences, along with chairs of the departments, the Butterfly Fund exists to seed and support innovative interdisciplinary and translational research, teaching, clinical and community programs through annual awards.
The goal of these awards is to trigger a metamorphosis that will spawn new learning opportunities for students and grow cutting- edge research and collaboration.
For example, the Butterfly Fund will be used for:
• Pilot research projects and/or working groups focused on answering healthcare challenges and designing healthcare solutions
• Equipment and resources needed to help support promising cutting-edge research
• Teaching and training programs to meet the many healthcare workforce demands
• Collaborations with community partners throughout the State of Delaware and surrounding area
• Graduate and undergraduate student recruitment in new research and teaching areas, as well as recruitment of a more diverse student body
• Innovative outreach programs to inform and inspire the next generation of healthcare students
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New Alzheimer's insights
November 12, 2024 | Written by Amy CherryUD researchers Christopher Martens, associate professor of kinesiology and applied physiology and director of the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging, and Curtis Johnson, associate professor of biomedical engineering and leader of the neuroimaging biomarker core within DECCAR, have been awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute on Aging to explore links between aging arteries, the brain, and cognitive decline. -
A champion for stroke patients
November 08, 2024 | Written by Beth MillerSenior kinesiology and applied physiology major Logan Schlag spent the summer conducting research. He studied locomotor learning after stroke with Prof. Darcy Reisman, chair of UD’s Physical Therapy Department. -
October College of Health Sciences For the Record
November 05, 2024 | Written by CHS StaffCollege of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for October. -
Q&A with Master of Public Health student Peyton Free
November 04, 2024 | Written by Amy CherryA Q&A with Master of Public Health student Peyton Free who recently attended the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. -
Beyond preventing shingles
October 15, 2024 | Written by Amy CherryDaniel Harris, assistant professor of epidemiology, is using electronic health records for three million nursing home residents to examine the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing shingles, incident dementia, and stroke in a $1.7 million study funded by Shingrix vaccine maker, GlaxoSmithKline.
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