October 16, 2008
Businessmen Pledge Millions to Two Research Centers
Two donors have made major gifts to bolster the research operations of prominent universities:
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Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss-born engineer and businessman, has pledged $125-million to Harvard University to expand the university's Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
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Lorry I. Lokey, the founder of Business Wire, a San Francisco company that distributes press releases, has pledged $42-million to Stanford University School of Medicine for a new
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