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To: [email protected][[email protected]] From: [email protected] Sent: Wed 4/27/2011 11:03:25 PM Subject: Al T and the press Please note that there are no snarky comments in the Shiny Sheet item below. At all. How did Al do this? There is a lesson here. • P. • • Close Al Taubman gives $56M to University of Michigan for stem-cell, other medical research By Shannon Donnelly Daily News Society Editor Updated: 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Posted: 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Ifs been a cold and gray spring in Michigan, but Palm Beach resident Al Taubman just made things very sunny in Ann Arbor. The university announced last week that Taubman gave $56 million to the school for stem-cell research and other treatments for life-threatening diseases. The gift brings Taubman's total giving to the university to $142 miNion, making him its largest individual donor. Of that amount, $100 million has been for the medical research institute that bears his name. That kind of dough buys a lot of daffodils. Taubman's intentions are not decorative, however. According to the Detroit Free Press, Taubman said the gifts were inspired by his longtime friend. the late New York Sen. Jacob Javits, who died of Lou Gehrig's disease. His lingering death `made a big impression on me," Taubman said. 'I told myself that if I ever had a chance to make a difference to helping cure the disease, I would." The university's ongoing stem-cell projects include research into ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), prostate cancer, obesity, heart disease. Alzheimer's, some childhood cancers and even some spinal and back injuries. The university's board of regents voted to name a research building in Taubman's honor. Well, we should hope so. EFTA_R1_00274020 EFTA01869328