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First Nations Forestry Fund

Posted by: kblank | May 9, 2011

Your support to this fund will enable the Faculty’s commitment to increase First Nations awareness and presence both in the University and in the forest sector.

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Save the Date for a Historic Event

Posted by: kblank | May 2, 2011

Thank you for expressing your interest in upcoming events this September and October. Please enter your email address and unique ID number below so we can update you periodically over the summer. Your Email Address(valid email required) Code from Postcard or Email(required)   cforms contact form by delicious:days

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Gordon L. Diewert Annual Community Service Entrance Award

Posted by: kblank | April 27, 2011

This award was established to foster and promote the prevention of drinking and driving. It pays tribute to Dr. Gordon L Diewert (pronounced Dee-wert), an alumnus to the University of British Columbia and a professor and researcher in the field of kinesiology, who died tragically on April 28, 1981, at the age of 30, when [...]

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Estate Planning Review: Spring 2011

Posted by: kblank | April 26, 2011

The bi-annual newsletter about building legacies for higher education.
The bi-annual newsletter about building legacies for higher education.

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Couple’s planned gifts to support student learning

Posted by: kblank | April 21, 2011

Ian and Frances Dowdeswell’s love of their children and family life is evident from the moment you enter their West Vancouver home. Photos of their five now-adult children grace the foyer, and their accomplishments feature prominently in the couple’s conversation. “We had a wall hanging that read ‘Celebrate the Wonder of it All’, and that [...]

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Estate Gifts have an enduring impact

Posted by: kblank | April 21, 2011

Since 1932, when UBC received its first estate gift, UBC students, faculty members and researchers have benefited from the thoughtful generosity of donors who have left a bequest in their will. Here are just a few examples: Between 20 and 30 students each year can better afford a UBC education as recipients of a bursary [...]

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Estate gift supports medical research

Posted by: kblank | April 21, 2011

By 2020, brain disease will overtake heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of death and disability in Canada. Ten million Canadians will be affected by brain disease, disorder or injuries at some time in their lives. At UBC, important research into two debilitating brain diseases – Parkinson’s disease and depression – is receiving [...]

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Legacy Honour Roll

Posted by: kblank | April 21, 2011

UBC acknowledges the generosity and kindness of the following people who, in the past year, left a bequest to the University upon their passing: Lena Gertrude Adam Gwendolyne Lottie Alcock Thelma Henriettta Christina Atkinson Margaret Elizabeth Barr Bigelow Phyllis K Brown Margaret Catherine Cawston Wilhelmina Elizabeth Craner Nancy St Clair Denovan Laurence Drummond Durandus Ebbens [...]

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We’re Changing!

Posted by: kblank | April 21, 2011

Faithful readers of the Estate Planning Review will notice a few changes in this issue. These changes, and those to come, are the results of a reader survey we conducted in January. We reached over 500 of you by phone, and you had some great things to tell us. Most of you read the EPR [...]

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$250,000 equipment donation from Merck Canada

Posted by: kblank | April 20, 2011

Gift of equipment from Merck Canada will furnish labs in new Pharmaceutical Sciences building.
Gift of equipment from Merck Canada will furnish labs in new Pharmaceutical Sciences building.

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