The university’s first new school in 70 years will be known as the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and is set to officially launch on September 1.
Stanford University announced Wednesday it is launching a new school later this year focused on climate change and funded by John Doerr, a renowned Silicon Valley venture capitalist.
Doerr and his wife donated $1.1 billion to fund the initiative -- the largest gift ever given to a university for establishing a new school, according to the New York Times. The university's first new school in 70 years will be known as the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and is set to officially launch on September 1.
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