"Google CEO Eric Schmidt '76 creates $25M endowment at Princeton" (news item)

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<p>The</a> Associated Press: Google CEO creates $25M endowment at Princeton</p>

<p>Schmidt</a> '76 donates $25 million for technology fund - The Daily Princetonian</p>

<p>Princeton</a> University - Schmidt Fund to advance science through support for transformative technology</p>

<p>"Google CEO Eric Schmidt [Princeton Class of '76] and his wife, Wendy, have created a $25 million endowment fund at Princeton University for the invention, development and utilization of cutting-edge technology that has the capacity to transform research in the natural sciences and engineering. . . . (continued)"</p>

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<p>This is a nice gift coming at this time of reduced resources. The fund is expected to encourage even more cutting-edge theoretical and applied research at Princeton.</p>

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<p>yes! Heard about this. now back to work on my Princeton application…</p>

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<p>That’s amazing. Thanks for sharing.</p>

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<p>Meg Whitman? Check. Eric Schmidt? Check. Now if they can just work on Jeff Bezos…</p>

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<p>Wow, that’s a lot… How generous.</p>

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<p>Come on, Jeff!</p>