University of Toronto receives $186.7 million gift
The gift from the Temerty Family Foundation — the single largest philanthropic gift ever from a Canadian donor or foundation — will support efforts to advance health science, healthcare innovation, and health education.
The funds will support a new Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine, a Toronto Academic Health Science Network Fund, efforts to ensure equitable access to medical education for Indigenous and other underrepresented populations, and construction of a state-of-the-art Faculty of Medicine building....
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