"In largest gift, Harvard gets $125m for biological institute" by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff | October 8, 2008
Harvard University said yesterday it received the largest individual gift in its history, a $125 million donation from entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss. The money will underwrite a new biological engineering institute where scientists will research everything from new materials inspired by the natural world to restoration of diseased tissue.
Wyss is an alum of Harvard Business School who is ranked on Forbes's list of billionaires. He led the Swiss medical device company Synthes for three decades. Also, earlier this year, Harvard Medical School received $118 million in federal funding over five years to create a collaborative center to turn research into medicine more quickly. --more--"
Isn't it NICE that the FEDS GIVEAWAY YOUR TAX DOLLARS to ELITE COLLEGES that have BILLIONS? Still working on that bowl of shit, 'eh, AmeriKans?
