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Gift creates new study center at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art

A $900,000 gift from the J.K. and Ingrid Lee Foundation will create a study center at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas that will improve access to works of art from the Spencer’s collection for students and researchers.

Gifts benefit study of mammals, Natural History Museum at KU

The late KU professor Robert Wilson’s passion and preeminent scholarly achievements in teaching and studying the evolution of small mammals has inspired gift commitments totaling $950,000 from colleagues, friends and family—in particular, three women.

Winter family accelerates $1.7 million gift to law, athletics

For KU alumni Nancy and Wint Winter Sr., the only thing as satisfying as giving was seeing the good a gift could do.

Emporia couple commit $1 million in support of KU School of Medicine-Wichita

KU alumnus Scott Smiley and Julie Smiley want to be a part of educating doctors who will care for generations of patients.

Retired librarian who lived frugally leaves $1.4 million for KU libraries, scholarships

Martha A. “Matt” Mueller, a University of Kansas alumna and retired librarian, left an estate gift of more than $1.4 million to support the university’s libraries and to provide scholarships for students with financial need.

LaunchKU fills funding gaps for projects across KU

Virtually every corner of KU benefits from donor contributions, from digging up dinosaur bones to planting gardens, and the crowdfunding platform LaunchKU has helped groups across the university accomplish those tasks and more.

Retired nurse leaves $4.2 million gift for nursing scholarships

A retired nurse who grew up in the small town of Whitewater, Kansas, left a $4.2 million gift from her estate to create scholarships for generations of nursing students at KU Medical Center.

$1 million gift creates insurance certificate program at KU

The University of Kansas School of Business has established a new insurance and risk management certificate program, thanks to a $1 million gift.

Tech firm Ripple supports blockchain research at KU with $2 million gift

A $2 million gift from the Silicon Valley financial technology company Ripple will support a comprehensive University of Kansas program to research technologies related to blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.

$1 million gift from KU alumni establishes chemical engineering research lab

A $1 million gift from University of Kansas alumni Richard and Elizabeth Hoover of Northport, Michigan, will establish a chemical engineering research lab at KU’s School of Engineering.