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Donors like you are driving groundbreaking research, exceptional student experiences and positive change at UCalgary and in the community. Read on to see how philanthropy is helping us change lives.
Your generosity in action
Each year, thousands of donors — community members, alumni, students, faculty and staff — come together with a collective might that turns dreams into reality, ideas into action, and generosity into change.
Collective giving adds up to support hundreds of students
Naomi Hewa Wellappulige's grandmother had wanted to be a nurse, but unforeseen circumstances prevented it. That resonated with Naomi and, with help from the Calgary Korean Scholarship Foundation, she was able to complete her degree.
Levelling the playing field for women student-athletes
Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser knows the impact of philanthropy. The hockey legend and Dinos alum has seen what it means to a team and how it inspires every corner of the dressing room.
From one-room schoolhouse to big-city campus
The university's Board of Governors chair pays tribute to his late father, a former UCalgary professor, and his lifelong dedication to education with a student award in his name.
“If we can make every burn survivor’s life just 1% better, it’s everything for us.”
Burn survivors typically face lifelong challenges but Dr. Jeff Biernaskie with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine aims to change that, teaming up with the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society — and a herd of reindeer — to advance cutting-edge research in skin regeneration.
The ripple effect of philanthropy
Dick Haskayne, who turns 90 this year, has changed lives well beyond those he’s directly supported at UCalgary and inspired the next generation of business leaders to give back, to embrace kindness and integrity, and to invest in their communities.
Meet the donors
From sports enthusiasts to Dinos alumni to advocates for gender equity, donors to women’s athletics are a passionate group, helping student-athletes excel both in their sport and in the classroom.
OWN.CANCER campaign exceeds $250 million goal
More than 17,000 donors helped support world-leading research, innovation and care at the new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary.
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