Often, our generous alumni point to a specific person or experience that inspired them to give back. Read on to find four of these inspiring stories.
Calvin Choi (BA ’01) and the AMTD Foundation create a multi-million dollar fund to support future global leaders.
Alumnus and entrepreneur Bill Rickert (PhD ’68) is giving generously to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ to honour two professors who changed the course of his career, and to empower the next generation of scientists in biomedicine, biotechnology, and nanomedicine.Â
Chamath Palihapitiya, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ alumnus who is a successful venture capitalist and part owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors has donated $25 million towards Engineering 7, the University’s newest building that officially opened yesterday.
Alumnus Sam Pasupalak was so inspired by Bill Gates’ 2008 campus talk that he went on to co-found an AI startup that Microsoft purchased last year.
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ launched the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Artificial Intelligence Institute today, bringing together a large group of researchers and businesses to advance technology and prepare Canada for future economic disruption.
A new collaboration between the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and Cisco Canada will help advance research in the area of 5G technology.
A new program at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is changing how entrepreneurial students think about business.
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is opening a cyber security lab and investing $1.78 million into research at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ to develop advanced cybersecurity and privacy tools.
The excitement this week was contagious as we launched Giving Tuesday with a special call to action from some very proud and generous À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ champions on social media.
More than 350* people made gifts on Tuesday, and we’re excited to share that your participation launched us way past last year’s total to just over $140,000* — the most we’ve ever raised on Giving Tuesday! Thank you!