In recognition of a $10 million pledge by the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, we've changed our name. We are now the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health.
The Center itself has not changed -- our investigators, our research projects, and our commitment to rigorous scientific evaluation of community-based obesity prevention programs all remain the same. The pledged funds from the Atkins Foundation will allow us to continue our focus on finding practical applications to obesity prevention well into the future.
The Atkins Foundation was established in 2003 following the death of Dr. Robert C. Atkins. It funds independent, evidence-based research, educational programs, public health advocacy initiatives and endowed professorships, and it is unaffiliated with Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., and unrelated to the well-known diet bearing the Atkins name. The Atkins Foundation is governed by a board of directors under the stewardship of the National Philanthropic Trust, an independent public charity that manages more than $500 million in charitable assets.
The Foundation's web site may be viewed at http://www.atkinsfoundation.org/default.asp
The Atkins Foundation is currently partnering with many prestigious institutions, including Berkeley, from across the country all with a shared concern and commitment to addressing the obesity epidemic in the U.S. and abroad. Some of the key partnerships include the institutions listed below:
Columbia University Medical Center
Duke University School of Medicine
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Washington University School of Medicine
