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On June 30, the University of Chicago Medical Center closed the books on the Spark Discovery, Illuminate Life campaign, raising $811 million against a goal of $550 million. Gifts to the Medical Center through Spark Discovery accounted for more than one-third of the University-wide Chicago Initiative, which raised $2.3 billion.
More than 22,000 donors made contributions during the nine-year effort. Their philanthropy will impact teaching, research, and patient care for years to come.
More than $500 million in campaign philanthropy has been invested in forward-thinking research. The Medical Center landscape has been transformed by new facilities including the Comer Children's Hospital, Emergency Department, and Center for Children and Specialty Care; the Gordon Center for Integrative Science; and the Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, set to open in 2009.
Fourteen new professorships were funded and are held by distinguished faculty. There are now 73 endowed professorships in the biological sciences, with aspirations to reach 100 such positions. More than $45 million was contributed for student aid. Nearly $200 million was added to the endowment.
The campaign provides a strong foundation for Medical Center investments in key programs including cancer, genomics, personalized medicine, and neuroscience. In early 2009, construction will begin on the New Hospital Pavilion, designed to accomodate emerging technologies and provide state-of-the-art care far into the future for patients with complex disease.
Through your contributions, you will spark new discovery, train the country's best new physicians and scientists, provide the best and most advanced medical care, and improve life for millions of people far into the 21st century.
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