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Eagles to donate $25 million to Iowa

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POSTED: September 11, 2008
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The Fraternal Order of Eagles is donating $25 million for a new diabetes research center at the University of Iowa.



University Hospitals spokesman Tom Moore says the Fraternal Order of Eagles agreed to contribute $5 million each year over the next five years to fund the a facility which will be called the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center.



The facility will be part of Iowa's new Institute for Biomedical Discovery, a 200,000-square-foot, $120 million facility.



Moore says a timeline for the project has not been established.



The Fraternal Order of Eagles is a nonprofit service organization that provides assistance for a variety of causes.
 
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