A San Francisco woman is fulfilling the wishes of her late husband and his late brother by donating $14.2 million from her husband's estate to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson to provide scholarships for students bound for medical school.

The head of the University of Arizona College of Engineering’s electrical and computer engineering department will have a dedicated endowment in perpetuity to serve its highest needs, thanks to the Thomas R. Brown Family Private Foundation.

Longtime University of Arizona supporters Cole and Jeannie Davis have committed $1 million to the university's Adaptive Athletics program to help ensure equity for disabled student-athletes and expand access to resources for student support and career readiness.

Entrepreneur and alumnus R. Ken Coit has committed $5 million through his family foundation to bolster the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy as a trailblazer in pharmaceutical education, research and innovation.

Over the last several months, the University of Arizona has been in the news locally and regionally. At times, giving and the endowment have come up in ways that suggest there are misconceptions in the community about how the University of Arizona Foundation works.

The center will advance research and conservation efforts, educate future conservation scientists and leaders and develop a broader understanding of the Earth's biosphere.