Phil Knight, Nike and Cancer Center
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It's the largest donation ever made to an educational institution. Researchers and advocates on the ground say this money could be life-changing.
So the huge gift to OHSU, which three times the Knights’ previous public giving to the university of $600 million, is big. But so also is the fact that Druker is again giving OHSU and the Knight Cancer Institute his emphatic personal blessing while playing a leadership role.
The charitable donation, one of the largest in higher education and state history, will support cancer research.