Featured Projects
Priority Project
UBC project Globe in Peace is making lasting peace possible in post-genocide Rwanda
The genocide of 1994 in Rwanda was one of the bleakest moments in African history. 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu extremists and, just nine years later, 63,000 convicted killers more
Community Engagement
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
Impact Story
Growing positive change through Sustainable Communities Field School
What can a retired Canadian do to make positive change in the world? Patricia (Paddy) Wales (BA, ‘75) asked herself that question last year. “I knew I wanted to have some positive effect on the world’s future, which seems bleak at the moment,” says Wales, a life-long nature lover. Paddy’s interest in how humans change […] more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
Biodiversity Internship Fund: Help our students help the Earth
The Biodiversity Internship Fund helps solve biodiversity issues, sponsoring internships for UBC graduate students with agencies in Canada and abroad. more
Student Learning
Priority Project
Project Seahorse
Seahorses are flagship species for marine conservation, charismatic symbols and ambassadors of the marine habitats where they make their homes. Like many other marine animals, seahorses are caught by more
Research Excellence
Priority Project
SALA Public Lecture Series
Every year, SALA (School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture) puts on a series of public lectures to foster dialogue around contemporary design issues. These lectures – given by local and more
Community Engagement, Student Learning
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
Priority Project
SAFEGARD Aquatic Research Laboratory
SAFEGARD is a UBC collaboration of researchers responding to the crisis facing the Pacific salmon. Salmon numbers in the Pacific Northwest are on a downhill trend. This has a huge more
Research Excellence
