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Karen and Kevin Lynch
Philanthropy Spotlight

A new gift will create the Kevin and Karen Lynch Fund for the Program on Empathy, Awareness, and Compassion in Education (PEACE) in the College of Health and Human Development. Housed within the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, the program will translate research findings into strategies to confront the mental health crisis facing young people.