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...Taplin said yesterday he donated the gift to encourage academics to develop "something that will improve the health and welfare of human beings...
...program succeeds the National Health Research Foundation, a similar program founded by Taplin in 1978. Besides Harvard's ownership of the endowment under the new program, Taplin said he hoped the new program would have a "more focused and defined objective...
...Taplin himself, an engineer, has invented several items, including a leak-free piston seal to reduce pollutants from vehicle exhausts which is now widely used. Other Taplin creations include devices to regulate cabin pressure in high-altitude aircraft and speed controls for aircraft engines...
...Taplin said that a grant application would go first to a Faculty Advisory Board, which would assess the academic value of the proposal. The board will be chaired by Stanley J. Adelstein, the executive dean for academic programs at the Medical School...
...advisory board will then send the bestproposals to a committee chaired by Taplin, whichwill evaluate which applicants are most likely to"have their ideas converted into reality," hesaid...