2 0 ▁million ▁gift . ▁Not with standing ▁that ▁argument , ▁there ▁was ▁considerable ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁requested ▁name ▁change ▁from ▁al umn i ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁originally ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁Paul ▁Smith ' s ▁son , ▁Ph el ps ▁Smith , ▁who ▁specified ▁that ▁the ▁institution ▁should ▁be ▁" fore ver ▁known " ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁name . ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁potential ▁don ation , ▁the ▁college ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁will ' s ▁conditions , ▁but ▁their ▁appeal ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁Judge ▁Ell is . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Sand y ▁and ▁Joan ▁We ill ▁announced ▁a ▁$ 1 8 5 ▁million ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁( U CS F ) ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁neu ros cience ▁inst itute . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁gift ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁don ation ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁history . ▁The ▁We ill ▁Institute ▁for ▁Neu ros ci ences ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁$ 3 1 6 ▁million ▁facility ▁at ▁U CS F ' s ▁Mission ▁Bay ▁campus . ▁The ▁We ills ▁hope ▁the ▁inst itute ▁will ▁develop ▁more ▁effective ▁treat ments ▁for ▁such ▁dise ases ▁as ▁Al z heimer ' s , ▁Park inson ' s , ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is , ▁sleep ▁dis orders , ▁aut ism , ▁and ▁other ▁brain - related ▁a il ments . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁We ills ▁p