For Packard, a Family Legacy Fuels Cutting Edge-Care for Mothers and Babies

For Packard, a Family Legacy Fuels Cutting Edge-Care for Mothers and Babies

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation will provide $100 million to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to modernize and enhance care for mothers and infants — and carry on Lucile Packard’s legacy.

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Five Things John Doerr’s Book Tells Us About His Climate Philanthropy and Politics

Five Things John Doerr’s Book Tells Us About His Climate Philanthropy and Politics

John Doerr’s star is rising as a climate mega-donor after a recent $1.1 billion donation to Stanford. In this review of his latest book, “Speed & Scale,” we look at what’s informing his climate giving — and what he’s leaving out.

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How a Big Donation Will Help Stanford Scientists Team Up to Unlock Secrets of Brain Disease

How a Big Donation Will Help Stanford Scientists Team Up to Unlock Secrets of Brain Disease

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's have long resisted treatment, but new technologies show a path forward. Phil and Penny Knight's $75 million gift to Stanford will fund new campus-wide research.

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Here’s the Problem with John and Ann Doerr’s $1.1 Billion Climate Gift to Stanford University

Here’s the Problem with John and Ann Doerr’s $1.1 Billion Climate Gift to Stanford University

Billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, made a record-breaking gift for a new climate school at Stanford. Climate funding on this level is needed, but is an elite institution really the best destination for it?

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