Featured Projects
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Building Nursing – 100 Years and Counting
As the School of Nursing celebrates its one hundredth year, we are looking to the future and planning a new building, specifically designed and built for nursing research and education. more
Student Learning
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Forestry Field School Fund: Where the forest is the classroom
“Field school was an incredible experience,” says Corbin Manson, a forestry student who recently took part in the placement. “While I feel fortunate to have taken part, I wish that I could do it again! The opportunity to learn and work in a real-world context while exploring BC’s beautiful and diverse ecosystems has made a big difference to my education.” more
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Support a Student
Awards are truly life-changing. The Sauder School of Business Bursary provides critical support to students in financial need, while the Sauder School of Business Scholarship recognizes and rewards more
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Human-Wildlife Coexistence on a Crowded Planet – The WildCo Lab
Wild animals hold a special place in human cultures around the world. Many species are woven into the cultural identity of a country, while others inspire international awe and intrigue. more
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The Legacy of a Prospector and a Poet
Thanks to the forethought and generosity of a multi-faceted man from the 1800s, a prospector and a poet, the George E. Winkler Memorial Scholarship lives on into the 21st Century. more
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New scholarship for Indigenous graduate students
Moved by words her grandmother spoke when she was eight years old, Seraphine Munroe has taken forest stewardship seriously on behalf of her indigenous community. Forging an interdisciplinary path to more
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It’s amazing what one lecture can do
It’s amazing what one lecture can do. The annual Dr. Stanley Hashimoto Lectureship inspires UBC’s next generation of neurologists. The speakers are relatable role models for residents, more
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The Instar Endowment shines a light on rare or unusual syndromes in pediatric dental patients
Monarch Pediatric Dental Centre is thrilled to partner with UBC Dentistry to create the Instar Endowment which shines a light on pediatric patients with specialized dental needs, including rare or more
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Donors Join Together for Innovation in Emergency Care
After two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon in 2013, hundreds of injured people were transported to nearby emergency departments, including Brigham-Women’s Hospital where UBC MD alumnus Dr. Ron Walls (BSc’75, MD’79) was leading the effort to save lives. Dr. Walls joined Brigham-Women’s Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard University, in 1993 and expanded the emergency department more
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From community volunteer to medical student, with help from donor awards
Joban Bal found his passion in life through involvement in community service and volunteer work – something he was able to continue at UBC thanks to financial support from a donor-funded student award. His experiences have enabled him to bring together his passion and his future profession. more
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Innovation in Policy: How UBC is Influencing Global Affairs
Yves Tiberghien (Ph.D. Stanford University, 2002), a Professor with the Department of Political Science at UBC, may look a little familiar. As a leader of UBC’s policy engagement in Asia, he’s often front and centre on our television screens to give his nuanced, expert insight into Canadian-Chinese affairs. It befits his roles as Director Emeritus with the Institute of Asian more
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How a donor-funded scholarship helped a Land and Food Systems student make a difference
Jeff Holmes, a fourth-year student in the Food, Nutrition and Health program at UBC, hopes to use his education to help improve the nutritional health of underprivileged populations around the world, with support from the Jacob Biely and Blythe A. Eagles Prize in Nutrition. more
