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University receives $1 million for research on afterlife

by | Oct 11, 2024 | Consciousness, Life & Death, Near-Death Experiences (NDE), Story Ideas | 0 comments

October 2024

Last month we noticed that the University of Arizona had received a million-dollar donation to expand its astrobiology research to include the study of consciousness.

The same amount is now being donated to the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) at the University of Virginia, whose mission is the scientific study of extraordinary experiences.

DOPS recently received the first installment of a $1 million estate gift from the Philip B. Rothenberg Legacy Fund to create the Philip B. Rothenberg Research Fund, according to a Facebook post.

The fund will support continued research on whether consciousness survives bodily death and pursue publication in scholarly journals.

Anders Bolling

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