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A T.I.R.C. research local press notice. University grant to a of Minnesota scientist gained /0035375 l Z~} ~' MINNEAP(DLI'SSTA'R Minneapolis,,Minnesota DecembEr 8, 1961: `U Gets $465,000 ~ ' The new medical facility, ,„ ~ which the board formally ac- Q 'cepted. ~ to be financed by the United. S bl" }i 1th service ea ~ t o to discover wh~ether t ere is gran e ard of re- ,. L.... . ,,,- Qo.,+. l,ftr ~r,.e.,F,.a r~....,,. .,._ genated. TargPt of this research is the Unyversitytof 1CUnnesotai which does not' become oxy- h with a thb head the stt~dy, ma, if any, willl be studi~ed -by, arterial - venous c h a nn e 1 s s ln ' :.~ p between to-'the amount of' blood, on flhp soc: of surgery in the wniver- The relationshi sity's medicall school, will bacco smoking and emphyse- other hand, flowing t'hrougn Medical Grants, By ANGELO COHN Minneapolis Star Staff'W'riter The University of Minne+ sot'a today received $438,000 for a new medical research facility and $27,405 for a study of smoke ~inhalation, as a disease factor. Botin gr a ni s were an, nouncedl at the meeting of the board of'regenty and ac- count for almost half' of' ' $10n44A8in various funds ,~ ates~pu ~c will be devotedi to psychiatry„i neurology and' pediatrics re-; search. It will be housed in'a: sixth floor addition to be today was $1110,000 from the Minnesota Turkey Growers associationi for continued re- search, in certain poultry diseases. Otherwise, federal govern- ment agencies account^d for the major donations, with the public health service andd national science foandatior, the leading contributors. Prof. Ruth E. Grout of the schooll of public health will get a leave of absence to serve as consultant to the World, Health Organization (WHO) African regional of- fice for at lea~st' three montkqsr built on Diehl hall. The regents recommended - retaining, Ellerbe and Com- pany, St. Paul, as architects. and engineers for the expan- sion work. A grant by the Tobacco. Industry Research cofiRR7iTg€ wi12 finance a smoke inhala- tion' study. Dr. Esten O: eth n assistanr profes- T' d i ~ra h, Annther substan !ai .-,~ period of 10 months in a n I patlents afflicted with em- , :: ed and in lungs of take capacity in hrearthing. 4051 and will be spent over a I ing ln a lungs and redi~ces the air in* disease. The grant is for $2'7g' dog lungs when smoke is be i h y p breaks down cell w3lls in tihe - Emphysema is a]un n in the blood flow pattern in ingand a]t~ng,disease known tobacco industry researth iI Dr. Lindseth willl try to sema The disease . committee. learn if there is a similarity - ~~ as em h search pro7ect directed by~pisCmm s l aexiree difficu ipID E y r sten O Lindseth .., as- f b. ST. PAUL DISPATCH St. Paul, Minnesota December 8, 1961 LA CROSSE rnIBtJhTE La Crosse, Wisconsin December 9, 1961 Grant' GiYen ToI Study Smoke Inhalation MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-The Uai- versity of Minnesota Friday re- ceived $438;000 1for a inew medical research facility and $V.405 for a study of, smoke inhalation as a disease factor. The grants were aecepted at the -meeting of the university board of . 'regents. They were among $1~074; 448 in various funds accepted., ,. The U.S. Public Health Service will finance the medical facility, which will be devoted to psychia- t'ry, neurology and pediatrics re- search, The smoke inhalation study, provided under a grant from the Tobacco Industry Re= searth Commlttre; will be headed by Dr.. Esteni 0: Lindseth; an as- sistant professor of'surgery in the university's medical school. A grant of $10,000 from the Min.- - nesota Turkey Growers Associa+ tion will finance continuation of' research in poultty diseases. robacco-Disease sistant~ professor of surgery. , I eat}12n;. .. . Dr Lindseth will stud t'h . y e ~ "differential pulmonary blood flow in an th tid d ~~Vi1J~ ~ v e e ogs dur - ing, an acute period of Anoka inhalation,"'the university an- nounced. . ;= "' Difftil l erena p u m o nary blood flow is the amount of _ blood, on the one hand, that flows through the arteries and capillaries to becomee oxygenated in the lungs, and Link? Study Set