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  <title><![CDATA[The Logistics Institute (TLI) Receives Grant from The UPS Foundation]]></title>
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</p><p>The Logistics Institute (TLI), a unit of the School of Industrial and Systems<br />
  Engineering at Georgia Tech, received a $150,000 grant from The UPS Foundation,<br />
  the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS).  The grant will be used to continue the <strong>UPS<br />
  Global Logistics Program</strong> at Georgia Tech.  Through the <strong>UPS<br />
  Global Logistics Program</strong> over the past eight years, TLI has established<br />
  relationships and is conducting research and educational programs in Singapore,<br />
  South Africa and China.  In October 2005, TLI co-sponsored the first Sino-U.S.<br />
  Global Logistics Forum in Shanghai, China and established a partnership with<br />
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University.  </p>
<p>&quot;Over the past fifteen years UPS has been TLI's most consistent and generous<br />
  financial supporter.  UPS funding has been a key factor in the growth of Georgia<br />
  Tech's global programs in logistics,&quot; said Professor Don Ratliff, Executive<br />
  Director of TLI.</p>
<p>Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, The UPS Foundation identifies<br />
  specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social issues. In support<br />
  of this strategic approach, the UPS Foundation has identified literacy, hunger<br />
  relief, and volunteerism as its focus areas.</p>
<p>In 2004, the UPS Foundation distributed nearly $40 million worldwide through<br />
  grants that benefit organizations or programs such as the UPS Global Logistics<br />
  Program at Georgia Tech and provide support for building stringer communities.</p>
<p>&quot;Giving back to the communities is an important part of UPS's culture that's<br />
  embraced by our employees through volunteerism, making donations and sharing<br />
  their intellectual capital,&quot; said Evern Cooper Epps, president of The UPS Foundation<br />
  and vice president of UPS corporate relations. &quot;Together with nonprofit partners<br />
  such as TLI, we work to make a positive impact on the lives of people in need.&quot;</p>]]></body>
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