UF Biomedical Engineering Department receives $10 MILLION

Colleges & Universities University of Florida
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<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A name often associated with a device that has revolutionized stroke-prevention therapy will soon also be associated with the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.</p>

<p>UF President Bernie Machen announced today that St. Petersburg inventor, surgeon and entrepreneur J. Crayton Pruitt Sr. has committed $10 million to UF for its Department of Biomedical Engineering. As a result of the gift, University officials will name the department in honor of the Pruitt family, making it the first-ever named department at UF.</p>

<p>Pruitt’s gift is among the largest cash gifts received by UF. It is eligible for matching funds from the State of Florida Major Gift Trust Fund, which could result in a $20 million endowment for the newly named J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering.</p>

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<p>Sobick,</p>

<p>I am not familiar with the Biomedical Engineering program at UF. What kind of degrees do they offer?</p>