Geffen's generosity. (People).It was a fitting gift from a man who co-owns a company called DreamWorks. Openly gay Hollywood mogul David Geffen announced May 7 that he is donating $200 million to the medical school at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Los Angeles--the largest single donation ever given to a U.S. medical school. The 50-year-old school will be renamed the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA UCLA School of Medicine or David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is an accredited allopathic medical school located in Los Angeles, California, United States. The school was named in honor of media mogul David Geffen who donated $200 million in unrestricted funds to the . "This is a university's dream kind of gift," said UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX chancellor Albert Carnesale Albert (Al) Carnesale (born July 2, 1936) is an American academic, formerly chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles and provost of Harvard University. He has been involved in international diplomacy related to nuclear non-proliferation. , adding that the money will go toward training medical scientists, research, and providing financial aid for students. |
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