UBC Science’s commitment to outstanding teaching, learning, research and academic programs could not be possible without the generous support of our alumni, friends and community partners.

Over the past years, thousands of donors have partnered with the Faculty to sustain and strengthen UBC Science's efforts in research, education and outreach. We are truly grateful to our supporters for their confidence in our vision.

Transforming Undergraduate Science Education: David Cheriton

Computer Science alumnus and Google founding investor David Cheriton is supporting science education transformations at UBC with a gift to the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative. The gift will support the transformation of core, required courses in the departments of Computer Science and Mathematics over the next five years, positively impacting thousands of students a year.

Djavad Mowafaghian Atrium: Bolstering Biodiversity Outreach

The djavad mowafaghian foundation's contribution to the new Djavad Mowafaghian Atrium, a two-storey glass gallery that showcases the Beaty Biodiversity Museum's flagship blue whale exhibit, will help the museum deliver outreach programs to thousands of students. The museum's atrium will become a focal point for outreach and educational activities that will help school children and the general public gain a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the interconnectedness of all living things on earth.

Abdul Ladha Science Student Centre

Funded through a generous donation from Abdul and Hanifa Ladha, a levy from all Science undergraduate students, and the University, a new building has taken shape on UBC’s Point Grey Campus. The building provides space for Science undergraduates to meet, to study, and to have fun.

Tula Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships

A multi-year investment by the Tula Foundation in support of basic science helped found UBC’s Centre for Microbial Diversity and Evolution, a hub of interdisciplinary research. This investment helps the Centre’s post-doctoral fellows study these increadibly adundant and diverse life forms.

Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative

A lead gift from Carl Wieman and his wife Sarah Gilbert supports the efforts of science departments to provide an unrivalled education to undergraduate students.

Vivien M. Srivastava Memorial Endowment Fund

The family of science pioneer Vivien Srivastava endowed this fund to provide financial assistance to female graduate students and post-doctoral fellows and to encourage women's participation in science and technology.

Evelyn Hebb Killam Shell Collection

This collection of 42,000 shells, to be featured in the new Beaty Biodiversity Museum, is an invaluable research and teaching resource for evolution, ecology and population biology.