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Philanthropy — Summer 2012

General

Editor’s Introduction

An overview of the Summer 2012 issue on giving to medical research

By Christopher Levenick

Feature

The Team Builder

David Koch, former MIT basketball captain, is now leading a new team from MIT—one that’s trying to beat cancer.

By Evan Sparks

Feature

The Accelerator

In business and philanthropy, Michael Milken has found ways to drive capital to promising upstarts and get them moving.

By Kari Barbic

Feature

The Fearless Philanthropist

How Jon Huntsman doubled down his efforts to treat and cure cancer.

By Christopher Levenick

Feature

Hope for the Addicted

Substance abuse is a plague on American society. Here are some of the donors looking to cure it.

By Tom Riley

Interview

Mr. Unreasonable

Eli Broad on medical research; modern art; K–12 education; and his new book, The Art of Being Unreasonable

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

An Intel-ligent cancer sensor, no anthroposophy at Aberdeen, no giving up, Wikidata, and more

Briefly Noted

Conquering Polio

Private philanthropy has nearly eradicated polio—an accomplishment that echoes earlier victories over smallpox and hookworm

By Caitrin Nicol

Briefly Noted

Millions from Millions

Small donors allow St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to take the hardest cases—without charging families a dime.

By Lindsay Jones

Staffing Up

Staffing Up

Ann Stern of the Houston Endowment

Reviews and Commentary

Books in Brief

Short reviews of new books on Alfred Nobel, Coke’s corporate philanthropy, the Carnegie Museum, and more

The Case Against Mandatory Counting

By Adam Meyerson

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