The funding for the new lab technology comes from Licking Memorial Health Systems and the Thomas J. Evans Foundation.

It is the first endowed professorship within the College of Aviation and was established via a gift from Duncan Aviation.

The scholarship will benefit students in the Covenant Healthcare College of Medicine at CMU who are committed to serving patients in rural areas in central and northern Michigan, as well as the state’s Upper Peninsula.

Middle-income students are those who do not qualify for federal or state needs-based grants but still face significant financial barriers to their education.

The new Health Sciences Simulation Center is located within the Gerald Welch Health Education Building, which itself is being renovated into the Welch Center for Health and Public Safety.

The new program falls under the umbrella of the college’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, which also includes the OB/GYN and Abdominal-Extended areas of sonography training.

The seamless transfer pathway will help students who earn a Medical Assistant Certificate at Jackson College continue on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences with an emphasis in Pre‑Physician Assistant Studies at Grand Valley State University.

The partnerships will help create pathways for students to earn Health Information Management degrees from Davenport University and create a pipeline of individuals who are qualified to help keep patients’ health data protected.

The scholarship has been established through donations from the late Dr. Bassam Atieh’s friends and family to honor his legacy in the field of occupational safety and health.

Humana’s $125,000 investment in the university’s School of Nursing will provide students with nursing scholarships and help remove barriers to education for aspiring nurses.