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Alumnus Aims to Foster Excellence through New Award

“Perseverance, inventiveness and initiative are essential traits for a researcher,” says Dr. Sarvajna Dwivedi, UBC Pharm Sci alumnus (MSc 1988, PhD 1992). As co-founder and chief scientific officer of Pearl Therapeutics Inc., Dr. Dwivedi and his wife, Dr. Seema Dwivedi, have recently established and endowed an award that will support outstanding graduate students in the […] more

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Family Bursary Supports Okanagan Students

There are many reasons people choose to support UBC. When Erma Connaghan decided to create a bursary it was a decision born of her and her family’s passionate belief in education, but it also reflected Erma’s personal experience as a student more than 60 years ago. “I received a scholarship in high school,” explains Erma. […] more

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Making Education Accessible

“What we know when it comes to post-secondary education is students whose parents have not attended university, tend to overestimate the costs and underestimate the benefits,” says Dr. Kathleen Ross (EdD 2011), right. “They feel university is beyond their reach.” As Associate Vice President of Enrolment Services and Registration, Dr. Ross, better known as Kate, […] more

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Entrance Award Provides Passport to Education

“The need for secondary education is growing, but accessibility is becoming more and more of a challenge—especially for students from low- and middle-income families,” says Reshma Misra, a UBC alumna who recently completed her BA in Psychology. Like many UBC students, Reshma comes from a rich cultural background. Although she was born in Canada, her […] more

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Alumnus creates Centennial Award for UBC Students

“I think education is foundational for building a community, city, or nation,” says Barj Dhahan, UBC alumnus (BA 1983) and CEO of the Sandhurst Group, above. “Education leads to equality. It leads to opportunities for all.” Barj, who describes himself as “interested in a bit of everything,” comes from a family of eleven UBC graduates. […] more

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Dentistry Professor Emeritus honours former colleague through monthly donations

Donald Brunette retired in December 2015 from a thirty-six year career as a Professor and former Associate Dean with UBC’s Faculty of Dentistry. He taught and researched oral biology – the basic science of dentistry – developing better surfaces for implants and studying cell migration that made implants fail or succeed. But in addition to […] more

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Student Awards are a Community Investment for Okanagan Family

  “When Jean and I became interested in philanthropy, we wanted to do something that would make a difference in our community,” says Ken Finch, an Okanagan businessman and UBC alumni who graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in 1968. As part of Ken and Jean Finch’s commitment to enhancing the growth and prosperity of […] more

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Resourceful Entrepreneur Establishes Four New Awards

“You need to be resourceful when living on a farm,” says Henry David Currey, a UBC alumnus who graduated with a BASC (Agricultural Engineering) in 1950. “When things break down, you have to fix them, and that’s how it was with me. It was this combined background in engineering and agriculture that would allow Dave […] more

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Memorial Award Turns Tragedy into Something Positive

Olivia Sonja Robertson had a passion for giving back to the community. When she died tragically in an auto accident at the age of nineteen, her father decided to transform this tremendous loss into a story of hope. Sandy Robertson banded together with friends and family and raised over $45,000 to endow a bursary established […] more

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Entrance Award Eases Path from Police Officer to Law Student

It had been almost 20 years since Abbotsford police officer Kevin Murray set foot in a classroom, but that didn’t stop him from enrolling in the JD Program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. As a first year student, Kevin was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Lesperance Mendes Entrance Award, which […] more

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Scholarship Helps Community Leader Give Back

“Receiving the Schulich Leadership Scholarship has been one of my greatest achievements,” says Aishwarya Roshan, a first year Science student at UBC who plans to study Medicine. “The Schulich Leaders network really broadens my scope, and being a part of a family of students and leaders so remarkable inspires me every day.” Aishwarya won the […] more