Marilyn Skony Stamm, F74, traces much of her life—and her philanthropy—to the scholarships that made her education possible. She received scholarships to attend Northwestern University and worked throughout her undergraduate years. She then attended The Fletcher School on a full fellowship.
When Professor Elena Naumova gave a lecture nearly 10 years ago to the board of advisors at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts, Barry Rosenbaum, A60, a member of that board, was impressed.
Osteoarthritis affects more than 500 million people worldwide, steadily eroding cartilage, mobility, and quality of life, but no FDA-approved therapy exists to address the degeneration caused by the disease.