Barry University Hosts and Participates in Numerous Events

April 25, Miami Shores, Florida – Barry University, sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters and located in Miami Shores, Florida, has hosted or participated in a number of special events in the past weeks.

• The University’s Paul and Margaret Brand Research Center hosted its grand opening April 26at its main campus. Dedicated last year, the research center was named in honor of Dr. Margaret Brand, a 92-year-old medical pioneer. She and her husband, the late Dr. Paul Brand, spent more than four decades treating countless leprosy patients, from Vellore, India, to Carville, Louisiana. In the last year the Brand Research Center was transformed into a fully equipped, high tech research laboratory.
   
• The establishment of the Paul and Margaret Brand Research Center has continued the Brands’ legacy by the development of research clinical trials, under the leadership of Dr. Robert Snyder, clinical research director, on reducing diabetic complications including ulcers and amputations.
  
  
•  Dr. Robert J. Snyder, professor in Barry’s School of Podiatric Medicine and himself a podiatric physician and surgeon for more than 30 years, was elected president of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC). His term will extend from 2012 through 2014.  
   
• Dr. Snyder has a private practice at University Hospital in Tamarac, Florida, where he is director  of the Wound Healing Center. He serves on the editorial advisory boards of Ostomy Wound     Management and WOUNDS and reviews articles for the New England Journal of Medicine. He will teach student doctors about wound management, limb preservation and research at Barry.
  
  
• A published author of more than 100 peer reviewed and trade journals, manuscripts, and book chapters concerning topics ranging from malignancies to wound care, Dr. Snyder will head the school’s research division.
  
  
• Nearly 170 students from 11 South Florida high schools throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties participated on April 20 in Barry University’s Department of Physical Sciences’ 11th annual Science Olympiad competition. The one-day event is a high school science academic competition in chemistry and physics, in which students compete in written tests, oral competitions, and lab activities. Students are broken up into teams and compete throughout the day for various awards and recognitions from Barry University. The Science Olympiad is the Physical Sciences Department’s outreach program to high school students in the tri-county area, in support of the pursuit of excellence in science education.
   
• Current and new undergraduate students attending Barry University this fall (2012-2013 academic year) will not see a rise in the cost of tuition. The tuition freeze was approved by the University’s Board of Trustees to continue to make Barry’s quality education affordable and help struggling families and individuals. A freeze on tuition means that Barry’s nearly 3,000 undergraduate students (as of fall 2011) and new students in the fall of 2012 will not have to be concerned about meeting the demands of higher tuition costs. Barry’s current tuition rate is $28,160 per year, but nearly 90 percent of undergraduate students receive some type of financial assistance. The average financial aid package significantly reduces the cost of attending Barry.
   
• Barry University’s mission calls us “to recognize the sacredness of Earth, and to engage in meaningful efforts toward social change.” As a result, Barry held a number of special programs throughout April, Earth Month. These included a panel discussion on nonviolence; a faculty workshop focusing on sustainability and the curriculum; a community service day; and a multimedia rock show, “The Great Planet Earth Debate.”

Barry University is a private, Catholic institution with a history of academic excellence in the Adrian Dominican tradition. Founded in 1940 in Miami, the University enrolls nearly 9,000 students and offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its nine academic schools and colleges.