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A necklace, an ornamental chair and an elephant tail whisk are among seven royal objects the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) permanently and voluntarily returned to the Asante kingdom in the Asante region of Ghana, where they originated.
Alumni Ralph and Shirley Shapiro have now funded more than 20 endowed chairs across campus.
Donors during the past year hailed from all 50 states and 72 nations; nearly 95% of gifts were less than $10,000.
Dr. Rachel Mednick Thompson named inaugural chair holder UCLA Health The inaugural chair holder is Dr. Rachel Thompson, whose research focuses on the muscular pathology of cerebral palsy. Julie Kirst | May 13, 2021 The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has established the William and Patricia Oppenheim Presidential Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics. The chair honors Dr. William Oppenheim, an internationally renowned expert in orthopaedics, and his wife, Patricia Schnegg. In addition to the Oppenheims, numerous donors, including Shirley and Ralph Shapiro and their children, Pete...