Featured Projects
Impact Story
The piano in the room: A lifeline in the BC Brain Wellness Program
As the co-founder of UBC’s innovative BC Brain Wellness Program, Dr. Silke Cresswell is grateful for the support of UBC donors, who helped to kick-start the initiative. more
Research Excellence
Priority Project
100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support
If you take a walk around our campus, you will see the impact of our supporters everywhere. Click on the points below to find out more—where will you make a more
Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning
Priority Project
Supporting Research into Psychiatric Disorders
Jehannine Austin PhD MSc (Genetic Counselling) CCGC/CGC is a research scientist at the BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) and a Centre Investigator at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Brain Research Centre. She is an Associate Professor at UBC’s Department of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics and is the Canada Research Chair […] more
Research Excellence
Priority Project
Brain Research Centre
UBC’s Brain Research Centre is a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the UBC Faculty of Medicine. It has more than 200 scientists and clinicians at institutions more
Research Excellence
Impact Story
A daughter’s privilege: Advancing the arts, forestry and medical discoveries
For Dr. Irene Bettinger, the job of giving away money is a privilege, as she gets to choose projects of great consequence in keeping with her parents’ final wishes. Edwina and Paul Heller, a UBC pianist and BC lumber mill owner, were great supporters of music, education and Vancouver’s Jewish community. Having fled Europe shortly […] more
Research Excellence, Student Learning
