Maria Di Mento
Staff Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Staff Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy. I cover high-net worth philanthropy and the arts.
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1 week ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle:University of California at Los Angeles HealthLos Angeles businesswoman Shirley Wang and her husband, Walter Wang, pledged $25 million to establish the Walter and Shirley Wang Center for Integrative Digestive Health. The center will offer integrative health care, including medical, psychological, and dietary care and guidance for people living with gastrointestinal disorders.
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2 weeks ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle:University of South CarolinaAlumnus Peter McCausland and his wife, Bonnie, pledged $75 million through their McCausland Foundation to support career-development programs for students in the liberal arts and sciences, expand research and teaching in neuroscience and brain health, and support faculty within the newly named McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
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3 weeks ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle:Children’s Hospital Los AngelesGene and Mindy Stein gave $25 million through their Tikun Olam Foundation to launch the Stein Tikun Olam Early Connections Program, which will provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, infant-family mental health screenings and treatment for infants and toddlers receiving specialty medical care at the hospital.
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1 month ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
James and Patricia Anderson gave Wayne State University $50 million to support programs in the College of Engineering, which will be renamed for the Andersons. The money will go toward recruiting more faculty and Ph.D. students; expanding research in mobility, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and other growing fields; and supporting career-related programs for undergraduates.
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1 month ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
Sanford and Joan Weill gave Weill Cornell Medicine $50 million through their Weill Family Foundation to establish the Weill Cancer Hub East, a program that will bring together experts from four research institutions — Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Princeton University, Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medicine — to investigate how nutrition and metabolism impact the body’s ability to control cancer, and to advance immunotherapy treatments for cancer patients.
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