Columbia University was given a $200 million gift from Mortimer B. Zuckerman, a Canadian-born American businessman and is currently the Chairman of Boston Properties and the owner of the New York Daily News since 1993. The said fund will be used for a Mind Brain Behavior Institute for the university.
According to press release at News.Columbia.com this Monday, December 17, 2012, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Columbia’s $200 million gift from Zuckerman in a university forum, which was attended by Zuckerman, Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger, among others.
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