The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today the latest gift of $131 million from its founding entrepreneur and philanthropist, Hansjörg Wyss (Harvard M.B.A. ’65).
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The Hansjörg Wyss Wellness Center will be created inside the Bok Building — a former vocational school on the 1900 block of South Ninth street that's been transformed and now hosts a variety of small businesses and art studios. The wellness center project has already attracted a $3.1 million gift from the Wyss Foundation.
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The Wyss Foundation, a charitable organization that supports land conservation in the American West, has selected three Yale students as 2019 Wyss Scholars — Eve Barnett ’20 M.E.M., Julia Sullivan ’20 M.E.M., and Kelly McClure ’21 J.D.
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Hansjörg Wyss is an unconventional environmentalist. He protects large patches of wilderness and advocates carbon taxes as well as electricity generated by nuclear power.
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Hansjörg Wyss has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of Business, Corporate, and Philanthropic Leadership.
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“For the past several years we have been a proud participant in the Roger Federer Foundation and are glad to support their early education programs that reach thousands of children affected by poverty”, said Molly McUsic, President of the Wyss Foundation.
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The Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce our continuing support for Victory Programs. Victory Programs is based in Boston, MA and helps individuals and families to overcome challenges like homelessness, substance use disorders, and/or health challenges like HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and mental illness.
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The Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a recent grant to Year Up, a national organization that enables motivated young adults, ages 18-24, to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year.
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