{
  "id": 10640262,
  "title": "Billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm donates $150M to the University of Oklahoma to help study a cause that’s personal to him: diabetes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/billionaire-oil-tycoon-harold-hamm-donates-150m-to-the-university-of",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/29/billionaire-oil-tycoon-harold-hamm-donates-150-million-university-of-oklahoma-diabetes-healthcare/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm has donated $150 million to the University of Oklahoma to study diabetes, a cause close to his heart. The largest donation in OU's history makes Hamm the university's biggest individual donor, with a lifetime contribution nearing $250 million. The Oklahoma City campus will be renamed the Harold Hamm Health Campus in his honor. $100 million of the latest gift will fund general campus activities, while $50 million will go to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, with $30 million for director John Kirwan's initiatives and $20 million for research infrastructure. Hamm, 80, founded Continental Resources in 1967 and grew it into a major oil producer in North Dakota's Bakken shale. His net worth is estimated at nearly $18 billion. Alongside his philanthropy, Hamm has been politically active, backing the Affordable Insulin Now Act and contributing to Oklahoma's healthcare access issues. He hopes his donation will help Oklahoma become a hub for medical breakthroughs and potentially cure diseases like diabetes.",
  "summary": "The gift is the largest in OU's history, and it arrives as Oklahoma ranks near the bottom nationally for health system performance.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}