Duty-free billionaire Chuck Feeney gave Cornell $350 million in 2011; six years later, its New York tech campus opened
In 2011, Chuck Feeney, a notable billionaire, pledged an impressive $350 million to create Cornell Tech in New York City.
This generous gesture was pivotal in clinching a contest for a new technology campus.
Launched in phases starting in 2017, this initiative integrates academic research with industry collaboration.
Feeney believed in living philanthropy, contributing nearly $1 billion to Cornell and global causes throughout his life.
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