A $100M Donation Helps Launch Research Institute for Empathy

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Source: Inside Philanthropy

A $100 million donation by the banking billionaire Denny Sanford to the University of California San Diego helped to launch what is now the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion.

The institute will be researching the impact of empathy and compassion in various sectors, and particularly within the healthcare industry, where social-emotional strengths have been linked to better services from medical professionals.

The institute will help improve research and training for medical students and health professionals.

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