51勛圖厙 Receives $1 Million from Rubin and Cindy Gruber
Rubin and Cindy Gruber
51勛圖厙 officially announced a $1 million gift from Rubin and Cindy Gruber to establish The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox and to support student scholarships through their endowment.
The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox will house the s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Lab (MPCR) within the at 51勛圖厙s Boca Raton campus. The gift will support renovating a 3,400-square-foot resource center designed to cater to 51勛圖厙 from across the University. Students will be able to directly engage with the fast-advancing field of artificial intelligence.泭
Combining computing and neuroscience, this transformative field opens the door to new discoveries for everything from robotics to Alzheimers disease detection. Led by co-directors Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., and William Edward Hahn, Ph.D., the MPCR has produced high profile research and created strong community partnerships with local industries.泭泭
With the generous gift from Rubin and Cindy Gruber, 51勛圖厙 and faculty can come together from any college or division at 51勛圖厙 to participate, create and innovate for the greater good, said , dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. My hope is that the Sandbox is just the beginning of many interdisciplinary partnerships that help shape the future of research and academic inquiry. This project is exemplar of how science reaches beyond the colleges walls and plays a fundamental role across the University.
Rubin and Cindy Gruber are entrepreneurs and philanthropists who have demonstrated an expanding commitment to the mission, vision, and objectives of the University as evidenced by the creation of the Rubin and Cindy Gruber Endowment Fund at 51勛圖厙 last year. The Grubers also spend a considerable amount of time mentoring 51勛圖厙 51勛圖厙.
"The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox represents the jewel in the crown of our evolving vision of the modern academic library, an ongoing transformation of library spaces and services to meet the needs of todays 51勛圖厙, said , dean of University Libraries.
Rubin Gruber founded several telecommunications, data communications, and digital networking companies throughout his 40-year career. In 2001, he was named one of Tech 100s Highest Rollers by泭幛棗娶莉梗莽泭magazine. Cindy Gruber had a successful marketing management career that spanned 25 years and produced an award-winning documentary film.泭
This gift is about more than just the money, said Cindy Gruber. It will provide hope for the future, and a connection to a younger generation through friendship and mentoring.
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