Overview
- The $100 million donation will accelerate an academic medical center that links Dell Medical School with an expanded UT MD Anderson presence and a new specialty hospital.
- University leaders say the unrestricted funds can support recruiting top clinicians and scientists, investing in technology, expanding access programs and building clinical facilities.
- UT describes the project as a $2.5 billion effort, with the Erwin Center site now cleared and a 2029–2030 opening targeted for a unified campus.
- The university has affirmed that the MD Anderson hospital and the UT specialty hospital will be located together on one campus as site planning continues.
- Tench and Simone Coxe, whose wealth stems largely from Nvidia investments and who co-own Austin FC, said they aim to expand local specialty care and went public with the gift to encourage additional philanthropy.