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Devin Chen gained an intimate understanding of how food brings people together as he grew up working in his parents’ Louisville restaurant. Now, the junior cybersecurity major is using skills he’s learning at ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State, artificial intelligence tools powered by Amazon Web Services and a partnership with a far-reaching nonprofit, to bring nourishment to those in need and help alleviate one of the Magnolia State’s biggest issues: food insecurity.

The ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State University Foundation set a new record for fundraising in fiscal year 2025, exceeding $260 million and growing the size of its total endowment beyond $1 billion. The achievement pushed its total assets beyond $1 billion as well. This is the second year for the foundation to exceed a quarter billion dollars raised.