HYDE PARK — Economist Sanford Grossman has donated $10 million to the University of Chicago to expand the university’s research in genomics and neuroscience.
The university announced Wednesday that Grossman’s most recent gift will be used to establish the Center for the Study of Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior.
The center will be dedicated to using the study of genomics and neuroscience to contribute to understanding about complex behavior by people individually and socially by bringing together researchers in social science, humanities, business and law.
The new center will work closely with the Grossman Institute for Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior, which was also established by Grossman through a donation of an undisclosed amount in 2011 and added approximately 10 new faculty members.
Grossman is a graduate of the university and served on its faculty. He is also the founder of the investment group QFS Asset Management in Greenwich, Conn.
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