On October 12, 2019 Hansjörg Wyss was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his business and philanthropic leadership. The ceremony took place on the campus of Harvard University and the inductees heard remarks from Sherrilyn Ifill, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Read MoreThe Hansjörg Wyss Wellness Center will be created inside the Bok Building — a former vocational school on the 1900 block of South Ninth street that's been transformed and now hosts a variety of small businesses and art studios. The wellness center project has already attracted a $3.1 million gift from the Wyss Foundation.
Read MoreHansjörg Wyss is an unconventional environmentalist. He protects large patches of wilderness and advocates carbon taxes as well as electricity generated by nuclear power.
Read MoreHansjörg Wyss has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of Business, Corporate, and Philanthropic Leadership.
Read MoreI first discovered the American conservation ethic sixty years ago. I was a student, working a summer job for the Colorado State Highway Department. On the weekends, I hiked and climbed and camped. And I found that – thanks to John Muir, David Brower, Mardy Murie, Paul Kroegel, and so many more - America’s wild places and public lands were open and free for all to enjoy.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation today announced that it will provide the Boston-based healthcare organization Health Leads with a $2,000,000 grant over the next three years to help healthcare institutions improve care by meeting the basic needs of their most economically vulnerable patients.
Read MoreTogether with the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Scholars Strategy Network, the Wyss Foundation has partnered with an innovative collaboration of leading scholars and civic activists who are developing new strategies to strengthen female leadership and boost economic opportunities for women and their families.
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