A common theme of Len Blavatnik’s giving is an eagerness to support promising areas of medical research. Still, his biggest gift yet—$200 million to Harvard Medical School—has raised the usual questions about big philanthropy.
Read MoreA $25 million gift earmarked for a public health school finds a Giving Pledge signee with a decades-long track record of Florida-based philanthropy turning his attention 3,000 miles west, to San Diego. What’s that about?
Read MoreAndrew J. Viterbi's philanthropy tends to be ambitious in terms of size and in scope. We dig into his recent $50 million gift to the University of California, San Diego, which, true to form, aims to cure blindness.
Read MoreThe foundation has pledged $10 million to Stanford Medicine for the training of graduate students in the biomedical sciences, increasing the pipeline of talented young researchers who might otherwise struggle.
Read MoreCritics worry that a $200 million donation for alternative medicine from a tech billionaire and his wife will tar UC Irvine's Medical School as a haven for quacks. But the gift raises larger questions.
Read MoreIn what's becoming a familiar trend, a gift to Boston University finds a billionaire donor trying to propel his alma mater to the upper echelons of the American university research system with a stroke of a pen.
Read MoreThe emergence of Chinese American giving over the past 10 years has been striking. We dig into its causes and ramifications in the field that has received the most support: higher education.
Read MoreIvy League schools aside, universities across the country have local funders backing their research departments. In San Antonio, the Voelcker Fund has donated millions to Texas state schools.
Read MoreNo, it's not your imagination: New billionaire philanthropists keep appearing out of nowhere to make eight- and nine-figure gifts, with universities scoring ever-bigger gains. Here's the latest case.
Read MoreScience donors often seek to aid young researchers during a crucial career stage when landing funding can be tough. A new $50 million program at UCSF provides funds for those taking unconventional approaches.
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