[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PHILANTHROPISTS ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2004

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize two important 
philanthropists who in their generosity to the University of Oregon are 
making a difference.
  Robert and Beverly Lewis attended the University of Oregon in the 
1940s. They deserve special recognition for their contributions to 
cognitive neuroscience. Robert and Beverly Lewis donated $10 million to 
the University of Oregon for its Brain, Biology and Machine Initiative 
and in doing so provided the philanthropic version of venture capital 
to grow this project into a world class center. I take a special 
interest in the Brain, Biology, and Machine Initiative, a research 
effort that brings together the university's top scientists in 
molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, genomics, optics, and 
computational science to study how genetic factors affect brain 
development at the Robert and Beverly Lewis Center for Neuroimaging. It 
is a project that combines robust competitive federal grants, state 
support, private philanthropy, and congressional interest funds. It is 
already yielding compelling research and significant breakthroughs in 
our understanding of the mind and brain.
  Thank you Bob and Beverly Lewis for your commitment to the University 
of Oregon. You are truly transforming lives.




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