Yesterday, the NYU Langone Medical Center announced that it will establish a new neuroscience institute at the Medical Center. The Druckenmiller Foundation generously donated 100 million dollars for the institute. Robert Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center, hopes this gift will “take us to a new pinnacle in clinical and research excellence in this field.”

Despite the tough economic times, NYU has received four 9-figure gifts within the last 15 months. They are likely the only nonprofit organization to raise such an immense amount of money in this short period of time. According to Robert Berne, senior vice president for health at NYU, the medical center is “inspired by the many donors who are committed to supporting the transformation of our Medical Center into the world-class institution it aspires to be.”