Ken Griffin gives $3B to Carnegie Mellon
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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin donated $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single gift to a U.S. university on record. The money will fund a new 35-acre campus in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood focused on grand challenges including human health, national security, energy and climate resilience, and advanced manufacturing, with construction beginning next year.
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