From On Solid Ground (WSU Agricultural Newsletter)March 26, 2008
A $25 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will help Washington State University launch the new School for Global Animal Health, where internationally recognized scientists will take the lead in solving global health challenges that affect animals and humans alike.
The grant represents the largest single private financial commitment in WSU history. The grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will help the University begin construction on the school’s $35 million flagship building, located on the Pullman campus. It will provide modern facilities to support global animal health research.
“Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is a worldwide leader in research on animal health and its link to human health,” said WSU President Elson S. Floyd. “The generous support of the Gates Foundation is truly transformational. The work of WSU researchers will be dramatically enhanced, and the results of their work could impact countless lives in this country and around the globe.”
“You cannot identify a healthy human population in which the animals are not also healthy. Humans are inextricably linked to their animals, whether for food, for work, or for companionship. Solving the challenge of global poverty is not possible without a focus on animals,” said Warwick Bayly, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at WSU. “Controlling infectious diseases at the animal-human interface is fundamental to eliminating the impact of these diseases on human health and well-being."
For more information on the new school, including photos and video, please visit:
http://globalhealth.wsu.edu/.
A $25 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will help Washington State University launch the new School for Global Animal Health, where internationally recognized scientists will take the lead in solving global health challenges that affect animals and humans alike. The grant represents the largest single private financial commitment in WSU history.
The grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will help the University begin construction on the school’s $35 million flagship building, located on the Pullman campus. It will provide modern facilities to support global animal health research. “Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is a worldwide leader in research on animal health and its link to human health,” said WSU President Elson S. Floyd. “The generous support of the Gates Foundation is truly transformational. The work of WSU researchers will be dramatically enhanced, and the results of their work could impact countless lives in this country and around the globe.”
“You cannot identify a healthy human population in which the animals are not also healthy. Humans are inextricably linked to their animals, whether for food, for work, or for companionship. Solving the challenge of global poverty is not possible without a focus on animals,” said Warwick Bayly, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at WSU. “Controlling infectious diseases at the animal-human interface is fundamental to eliminating the impact of these diseases on human health and well-being."
For more information on the new school, including photos and video, please visit:
http://globalhealth.wsu.edu/.