Gift of Hope: Foundation supports University of Arizona’s pandemic research

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The University of Arizona has announced a $5 million grant from the Skoll Foundation to study public health threats posed by pandemics. The grant will fund the Ending Pandemics Academy, a digital epidemiology education and research program, at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Global Health Institute.

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The gift will also create the Jeff Skoll Endowed Chair in Ending Pandemics, which will be part of the Eminent Scholars program, a state-funded initiative designed to match philanthropic investment for faculty recruitment and retention. The college will receive intellectual property and assets to aid in research on communicable and chronic diseases

“The COVID-19 pandemic woke up the world to the ongoing danger posed by new and existing infectious diseases,” said Marla Blow, president and chief operation officer of the Skoll Foundation. “Skoll incubated, then spun off, Ending Pandemics to encourage innovation and global collaboration in disease surveillance. We’re proud to support Ending Pandemics’ move to a perfect permanent home, the University of Arizona, with its long history of impact.”

The grant aims to promote innovation and global collaboration in disease surveillance, building on the University of Arizona’s reputation for impactful research and public health initiatives.

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