Media Contact George Yatchisin, george@education.ucsb.edu Broad Foundation makes gift to Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., May 25, 2010—The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has made a $250,000 grant to the Koegel Autism Center in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara to support the cutting-edge research and… Read more »
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World-Class Building Under Way with Groundbreaking for Broad Art Museum
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org World-class building under way with groundbreaking for Broad Art Museum EAST LANSING, MICH. March 16, 2010—Construction for MSU’s Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum began March 15 with a groundbreaking for the building, designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. The facility is named in honor of Eli and Edythe… Read more »
Caltech, UCLA Launch Joint Center for Translational Medicine
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Caltech, UCLA Launch Joint Center for Translational Medicine Broad Foundation gift will help guide new research toward clinical applications PASADENA and WESTWOOD, CALIF., Dec. 16, 2009—The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have announced the establishment of the Joint Center for Translational… Read more »
The Broad Art Foundation Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org The Broad Art Foundation Celebrates 25th Anniversary LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2009—As The Broad Art Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary this year as a pioneering lending library for artworks, more than 100 million people have viewed the works in the foundation’s world-renowned contemporary art collection through more than 7,100 loans… Read more »
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announces board of directors
Media Contacts Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Nicole M. Davis, ndavis@broadinstitute.org Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announces board of directors New board members committed to “wise and effective stewardship” for Broad CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Oct. 8, 2009—The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard today announced the members of its first board of directors. “These individuals, all of… Read more »
World’s Leading Genomic Medicine Institute Accepts First $100 Million Installment of Major Endowment Gift
Media Contacts Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Nicole Davis, ndavis@broadinstitute.org World’s Leading Genomic Medicine Institute Accepts First $100 Million Installment of Major Endowment Gift LOS ANGELES and CAMBRIDGE, MASS., July 1, 2009—The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard was established today as a permanent non-profit organization and received a $100 million payment from The Eli and… Read more »
Statement by Eli Broad about Lifting of Federal Stem Cell Funding Restrictions 3/9 2009
Statement by Eli Broad about Lifting of Federal Stem Cell Funding Restrictions LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2009—The following is a statement issued by Eli Broad, founder of The Broad Foundations, in response to President Obama’s reversal of federal stem cell restrictions: “President Obama’s executive order today lifting federal restrictions on embryonic stem cell research is… Read more »
MOCA Board of Trustees Votes to Accept Broad Foundation Challenge Grant
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org MOCA Board of Trustees Votes to Accept Broad Foundation Challenge Grant LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23, 2008—The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) Board of Trustees announced today they have voted overwhelmingly to accept a $15 million challenge grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation for endowment replenishment. In… Read more »
THE BROAD FOUNDATION DONATES $25 MILLION TO UCSF STEM CELL PROGRAM
Media Contacts Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Jennifer O’Brien, jobrien@pubaff.ucsf.edu The Broad Foundation Donates $25 Million to UCSF Stem Cell Program SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2008—The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is donating $25 million to UCSF’s stem cell program, one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the United States. The… Read more »
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe L. Broad make unprecedented gift to endow the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Philanthropists Eli and Edythe L. Broad make unprecedented gift to endow the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT $400 million endowment gift brings total commitment to $600 million; Novel experiment in new way of doing science declared early success. CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Sept. 4, 2008—Declaring the success of an unprecedented… Read more »