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Joan and Sandy Weill give $106 million for brain disease research at UC Berkeley, UCSF and University of Washington | The Press Democrat

Billionaire philanthropists Joan and Sandy Weill of Sonoma announced Tuesday their gift of $106 million to launch a research initiative at three universities aimed at finding treatments for brain and nervous system diseases estimated to cost the nation more than $1.5 trillion a year.

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Sanford and Joan Weill Give $106 Million to Neuroscience Research at 3 Universities | The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Billionaires Sanford and Joan Weill announced Tuesday they are providing $106 million to bring together neuroscientists and researchers working in engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, and mathematics to speed up creation of new treatments for diseases and disorders that affect the brain and nervous system.

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