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Indian-origin couple gifts $20 million for AI college
The Hindu··11 Sept
Anuradha and Vikas Sinha have gifted $20 million to the University of North Texas for artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. UNT will create the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics. The gift funds six permanent endowments for leadership, scholarships, professorships, entrepreneurship, research and emerging technologies. Vikas Sinha earned his PhD from UNT in 2023.
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What It Means For You
- UNT will name a college around AI and advanced analytics after the Sinhas' $20 million gift.
- Six endowments will support scholarships, professorships, incubation and research posts.
- The university says the college will prepare students to build, question and govern AI systems.
What's Happening
- Anuradha and Vikas Sinha donated $20 million to their alma mater in Texas.
- In 2024 they funded a data science department; a later gift created the Sinha Innovation Lab.
- UNT President Harrison Keller said the college advances the Look North: UNT 2030 plan.
Who the Donors Are
- The couple studied civil engineering in Andhra Pradesh before graduate work in the United States.
- Vikas Sinha is vice president of Broadcom's Mainframe Software Division and serves on a UNT board.
- UNT serves nearly 44,000 students across Denton and Frisco campuses with 230 degree programmes.
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