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First recipient of BentallGreenOak award in Real Estate looks forward to building a meaningful career

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UBC graduate applies Campus as a Living Lab lesson to help restore ocean ecosystems in Hawaii

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Ogechi Anumba: believing in yourself on the journey to help others

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Supporting world-class career services for UBC IMBA students in Shanghai

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Niko Andrianos: “You guys are superheroes”

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The Spitz Fellows Program: making the improbable possible

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Drawing closer to COVID-19 treatment breakthroughs

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Edith Lando: Helping refugee children thrive

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Humbled to become a trusted ally

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New summer law program provides crucial support for Indigenous students

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Women’s legal clinic services needed more than ever

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How your gifts are supporting research to make the world a better place

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Thanks to you, during COVID-19, we aren’t waiting — we’re acting

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Someone in their corner: A law student’s dedication

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Animal welfare – and a cat called Mouse

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Project Seahorse: Award-winning marine conservation

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Lina Zdruli: VRefugees, an empathy building tool

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Santa J. Ono: wellness and music

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From landlocked to the ocean depths: in search of jellyfish

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To help, as I was helped: From Syria to Vancouver

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PODCAST: Jaelem Bhate, conductor & composer

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UBC launches new student wellbeing initiative

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The piano in the room: A lifeline in the BC Brain Wellness Program

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How donors are supporting crucial vaccine research

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Forestry Field School Fund: Where the forest is the classroom

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Dorothy Somerset Memorial Scholarship helps UBC student break new ground in theatre set design

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How a donor-funded scholarship helped a Land and Food Systems student make a difference

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Innovation in policy: how UBC is influencing global affairs

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“It meant the world to me”: How the Blue & Gold Bursary changed one student’s life

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From community volunteer to medical student, with help from donor awards

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How an entrance award is helping an Indigenous student make a difference

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Fighting fire with fire

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Donors join together for innovation in emergency care

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Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics: Where excellence meets ethics

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UBC Library: Home to rare books, found nowhere else — thanks to UBC donors

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Solving the fundamental problems of nuclear security and energy

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Climate change on your mind? UBC researchers have ways you can help where you live

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A new advocate in the Downtown Eastside

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The River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award recipient Sarah Falconer

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Supporting UBC Library – and benefiting all of BC

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“Smart medicines” and the future of drug delivery

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John Worrall: A sense of community in Forestry

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Supporting spinal cord research becomes a family affair

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Theatre professionals encourage students through planned gifts

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Kerrisdale property gift supports research at UBC

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Making music through a gift of securities

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UBC alumni couple “paid it forward” with gifts of securities

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Dermatology faculty bequeath American property

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Alumna nurses education with RRIF gift

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One B.C. leader pays tribute to another

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Gift continues legacy of compassion and community involvement

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Irving K. Barber School researchers shaping the health of our society

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Engineering professor pioneers advances in “green” concrete

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Nadine Caron, MD 97, the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from the UBC Faculty of Medicine

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An enduring legacy: Michael Quinn’s gift to UBC

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The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre: a space for sharing knowledge

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First recipient of BentallGreenOak award in Real Estate looks forward to building a meaningful career

UBC graduate applies Campus as a Living Lab lesson to help restore ocean ecosystems in Hawaii

Ogechi Anumba: believing in yourself on the journey to help others

Supporting world-class career services for UBC IMBA students in Shanghai

Niko Andrianos: “You guys are superheroes”

The Spitz Fellows Program: making the improbable possible

Drawing closer to COVID-19 treatment breakthroughs

Edith Lando: Helping refugee children thrive

Humbled to become a trusted ally

New summer law program provides crucial support for Indigenous students

Women’s legal clinic services needed more than ever

How your gifts are supporting research to make the world a better place

Thanks to you, during COVID-19, we aren’t waiting — we’re acting

Someone in their corner: A law student’s dedication

Animal welfare – and a cat called Mouse

Project Seahorse: Award-winning marine conservation

Lina Zdruli: VRefugees, an empathy building tool

Santa J. Ono: wellness and music

From landlocked to the ocean depths: in search of jellyfish

To help, as I was helped: From Syria to Vancouver

PODCAST: Jaelem Bhate, conductor & composer

UBC launches new student wellbeing initiative

The piano in the room: A lifeline in the BC Brain Wellness Program

How donors are supporting crucial vaccine research

Forestry Field School Fund: Where the forest is the classroom

Dorothy Somerset Memorial Scholarship helps UBC student break new ground in theatre set design

How a donor-funded scholarship helped a Land and Food Systems student make a difference

Innovation in policy: how UBC is influencing global affairs

“It meant the world to me”: How the Blue & Gold Bursary changed one student’s life

From community volunteer to medical student, with help from donor awards

How an entrance award is helping an Indigenous student make a difference

Fighting fire with fire

Donors join together for innovation in emergency care

Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics: Where excellence meets ethics

UBC Library: Home to rare books, found nowhere else — thanks to UBC donors

Solving the fundamental problems of nuclear security and energy

Climate change on your mind? UBC researchers have ways you can help where you live

A new advocate in the Downtown Eastside

The River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award recipient Sarah Falconer

Supporting UBC Library – and benefiting all of BC

“Smart medicines” and the future of drug delivery

John Worrall: A sense of community in Forestry

Supporting spinal cord research becomes a family affair

Theatre professionals encourage students through planned gifts

Kerrisdale property gift supports research at UBC

Making music through a gift of securities

UBC alumni couple “paid it forward” with gifts of securities

Dermatology faculty bequeath American property

Alumna nurses education with RRIF gift

One B.C. leader pays tribute to another

Gift continues legacy of compassion and community involvement

Irving K. Barber School researchers shaping the health of our society

Engineering professor pioneers advances in “green” concrete

Nadine Caron, MD 97, the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from the UBC Faculty of Medicine

An enduring legacy: Michael Quinn’s gift to UBC

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre: a space for sharing knowledge

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