Joan and Sanford I. Weill and their dog Sweet Pea. The Weill Family Foundation has given $120 million to UC Davis, the largest gift ever made to a veterinary school. (Credit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

On Jan. 28, UC Davis announced the largest gift ever made to veterinary medicine worldwide: $120 million from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill through the Weill Family Foundation to support its top-ranked veterinary school.

In recognition of this commitment, the university has renamed the school the University of California, Davis, Joan and Sanford I. Weill School of Veterinary Medicine — or simply the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine.

The gift is one of the largest in university history. It will strengthen UC Davis’ leadership in comparative medicine — the study of health and disease across species — and advance translational research initiatives for diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders and cardiovascular conditions that affect both animals and humans. The funds will also support a reimagined, leading-edge renewal of the veterinary campus, including the construction of a small-animal teaching hospital, and expand the school’s capacity to train the next generation of veterinarians.

Their gift to UC Davis brings the Weills’ giving to the UC system to more than $500 million. In November, Joan and Sandy Weill received the prestigious University of California Presidential Medal, recognizing their extraordinary impact across the UC system and their enduring commitment to strengthening public education and public health.

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