Public research university in Eugene, Oregon
Phil Knight and his wife have pledged a major donation to Providence Heart Institute, enabling the creation of Oregon’s first women’s hospital and expanding cardiovascular care, clinical research, and integrated patient services across the state’s eight Providence hospitals.
Astronomers have measured a magnetosphere on exoplanet Beta Pictoris b using MeerKAT, finding a magnetic field about 1,250 gauss. This marks the first such measurement and suggests auroral activity drives radio bursts from the young gas giant about 64 light-years away. The team hopes to apply the method to other giants.
Ken Griffin has pledged $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, including $2 billion to build a 35‑acre Wynwood campus in Miami and $1 billion for priorities at CMU’s Pittsburgh campus. Construction on the Miami site is slated for 2027, with student enrollments planned to begin in 2028; the computer science school will be renamed for Griffin.