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Winter 2007
$6.2 Million NIH Grant Awarded to Dr. Dan Malamud for HIV Research
Edward Fox Donates $5 Million to NYU College of Dentistry to Establish the
     Herman Robert Fox Deanship

NYU College of Dentistry and NYU School of Medicine Share $3.1 Million NIH
     Award with UMDNJ to Study Causes of Temporomandibular Disorder

Nursing and Dentistry Researchers Receive Grant to Study Elder Mistreatment
NYU College of Dentistry Awarded $1.2M NIH Grant to Develop
     Fracture-Resistant Zirconia Restorations

Dr. Timothy Bromage Receives NSF Grant to Compare African and European
      Bone Development

Michael C. Alfano Commons Named

Spring 2007
Witkin Graduate Center for Clinical Excellence Is Dedicated $5 Million
     Gift Establishes a New Model for Specialty Training and Care

NYUCD Receives NIH Funding to Study Development of
     Caries in HIV– Positive Women

Grant Will Study Effect of BOTOX® Injections on Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain
Acton Society Adds New Million–Dollar Donors
Curricular Development Challenge Fund Grant Will Train Dentists to
     Aid Victims of Domestic Abuse

Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Curatola Honored at Gala Celebration
Tarnow Wing Campaign Gains Added Momentum

Fall/Winter 2006
Dr. Daniel Malamud Receives $9M NIH Grant for Oral Fluid-Based Diagnostics
College of Dentistry Shares $1M NIDCR Grant to Study Jaw Osteonecrosis
NYUCD to Collaborate on College of Nursing Grant to Develop Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research Center
Dr. Cristina Teixeira Receives $650,000 Grant for Cartilage Growth Study
Does Low Tar = Less Risk? Dental College Awarded NIH Funding for Cigarette Study
A Major Gift from Dr. Gerald P. Curatola, ’83, Will Create the Curatola Wing for Clinical Research
Tarnow Wing Fundraising Gets a Boost from the International Community
Just in Time for the Holidays Great Tax-Planning News from Washington

Spring 2006
Donors Honored
Jonas Center Grant Will Support New Nursing Faculty Practice
New Grant Will Examine the Effects of Immigration on Oral Health

Fall/Winter 2005
NYU College of Dentistry Receives $5 Million Gift From Nobel Biocare to
    Improve Implant Education and Design
Facilities Update: NYUCD's $100 Million Facilities Renovation Campaign
A Two-Day Symposium and Gala Honor Dr. Harold and Sheila Litvak
Dr. John S. Evans Is Coinvestigator on a $300,000 Nanotechnology Research
    Grant
NYUCD Receives Two Additional New York City Council Grants Totaling $1.5
    Million
Reaching for A Million!
What Will Be YOUR Legacy?

Spring 2005
NIH Awards NYUCD an Additional $1.4 Million Grant to Study Inner Workings of
    Cell Death
NYStar Grant Enables NYUCD to Recruit Senior AIDS Researcher
Defense Department Grant Funds Unique NMR
Robert B. Campbell Atrium and Jason J. Kim Dental Laboratory Are Dedicated
Caja Madrid Foundation Grant Promotes Alliance Between Medical Researchers
    and Paleoanthropologists
A Gala Celebration Honors the Generosity of Dr. Jonathan and Maxine Ferencz
Henry Schein Technology Resource Center Named
Celenza Family Naming Gift Campaign Gets Underway

Fall 2004
Two New York City Council Grants Expand Access to Care
New York State and The Starr Foundation Commit $750,000 to Smiling Faces,
    Going Places

NYU Medical and Dental Schools Awarded $2.7 Million for Catastrophe
    Response Plan

Harold and Sheila Litvak Prosthodontics Wing to Be Built at NYUCD
Emergency Area to Be Named in Honor of Dr. Stanley N. Turetzky
A Gift from Dr. Francis J. Murphy, '72, Supports the Transformations Campaign
The Magic of Planned Giving: Looking for High Interest Rates? Try the NYU
    Charitable Gift Annuity

$250,000 Gift from CulinArt Will Support New Student Center
Nurses' Station in Bluestone Center to Be Named for Dr. and Mrs. Gerry
    Curatola

Winter 2004
Speaker Miller and City Council Expand Dental Services for Needy Children
NYUCD Receives $2 Million in NIH Funding for Osteoporosis Research
NYUCD Boosts Minority Research Training Efforts with $100K NIH Grant
Phase I Drug Study to Treat Rare Dermatological Disorder Underway
Drs. Teixeira, Kamer, and Li Recieve All-University Research Challenge Fund
    Grants

NIDCR Grant Supports Research INfrastructure Planning
Operatory Named for Professor Judith Cleary
NYUCD Participates in Federally Funded Breast Cancer Research Project
Federally Funded Nanotechnology Development Research Underway
Study: Chewing Gum and CDs May Help Students Master Dental Anatomy
NYUCD Recives $120,000 Grant for Composite Restoration Study
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Summer 2003
$1 Million Gift From Dr.Jonathan and Maxine Ferencz Establishes the Jonathan
    and Maxine Ferencz Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics

NYUCD Awarded $488,000 to Improve Head and Neck Cancer Treatments and
    Reduce Side Effects

Support From Senator Clinton Brings NYUCD $250,000 in Federal Funds for
    Facilities Renovation

A Gift from the Quade Foundation Extends Scholarship Support
New York State and The Starr Foundation Award Major Grants in Support of
    Smiling Faces, Going Places

Seniors Build Support for Alma Mater

Winter 2003
$5.9 Million Awarded to NYUCD to Develop a Design Prototype to Extend the
    Life of Ceramic Crowns

NYUCD Awarded $1 Million-Plus Grant to Identify Genetic Markers in Cariogenic
    Bacteria

NHLBI Awards $663,250 Grant to NYUCD to Bioengineer Heart Muscle
$400,000 HRSA Award to Expand the Number of Pediatric Dentistry Residents

Summer 2002
NYUCD Receives $1 Million - Plus NIH Grant to Study Why Precancerous Cells
    Become Cancer

Starr Foundation Renews Support For Smiling Faces, Going Places
NYUCD Receives $150,000 Gift From the Estate of Mrs. Viola Odenheimer
A Gift in Memory of Dr. Leonard J. Zweifler, '53
The Magic of Planned Giving
Dr. Cuchel and Dr. Kane Host Reception Honoring Dean Alfano
Major Donors Honored
Super Center Update

Winter 2002
$8.3 Million NIDCR Award Establishes NYU Oral Cancer Disparities Research
    Center

Leadership Team Formed to Raise Funds for New Graduate Center for Clinical
    Excellence

Abrons Foundation Grant Expands Care for Seniors
Student Council Supports Domestic Violence Program
Palm Awards Mobile Medicine Grant to NYUCD

Summer 2001
The Magic of Planned Giving: Dr. Samuel W. Askinas Increases Personal
    Income and Support for NYUCD With A Charitable Remainder Trust

New York State and The Starr Foundation Provide Major Support for Smiling
    Faces, Going Places

Irwin Scopp Technology Collection Dedicated
Shendell Lecture Series Established
Alpha Omega Foundation Supports Research Fellowship

Fall/Winter 2000
The Magic of Planned Giving
Inaugural Irwin Smigel Prize Presented
Procter & Gamble Provides Support for "Ask Your Dentist"
How You Can Support "Ask Your Dentist"
Rosenthal Institute Receives Gift from Cosmedent, Inc.
Dean’s Circle Grows by 51 Percent in First Year

Spring 2000
Leonard I. Bluestone Bequeaths Gift of $1.8 Million
Major Gift from Dr. Larry Rosenthal Will Create Institute for Aesthetic Dentistry
Dr. Gustav Durrer Scholarship Fund to Provide Increased Support
Mrs. Mabel R. Maller Pays Tribute to Memory of Husband, Dr. J. William Maller
Healthplex and Urban Dental Management Team to Support Dental Van
Gift for the Future from Dr. Walter Askinas

Spring 1999
NYUCD Salutes Its Benefactors
Mrs. Adele Block Honors Her Dentist
Dr. Abram I. Chasens Finances Student Aid
Dr. Gustav Durrer Dental Scholarship Established
Teaching of Alternate Delivery Systems and Managed Care Furthered
The Dental Educator, the Researcher, and the Philanthropist: The Future of
    Dentistry Depends on All Three