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# Historic Gift to UBC School

We are absolutely thrilled to share a significant milestone for our School, the Faculty of Applied Science and UBC!

On September 3, 2026, UBC announced a $40 million gift from UBC alumni, Matthew and Natalie MacIsaac to the UBC School of Nursing and our new space. As the largest gift to a School of Nursing in Canadian history, this investment helps build on more than a century of the UBC School of Nursing’s health leadership and impact in nursing education, innovation, research and practice.

In recognition of the MacIsaacs’ amazing philanthropy, UBC will name our School the **MacIsaac School of Nursing** and our new home, the **MacIsaac Health Building.**

Our new identity will be transformed here on our website, our buildings, and elsewhere over the course of the next few weeks. In the meantime, read more about this exciting news here:

[Press Release](https://news.ubc.ca/2026/09/40m-gift-to-ubc-is-the-largest-ever-to-a-canadian-school-of-nursing/)

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Founder, Reconciliation Canada

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The MacIsaac School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Point Grey campus, was one of the first academic programs established at UBC after the university’s inception in 1915 and was the very first nursing program in the Commonwealth to offer a university degree. Read our full story on our About page or read our Director, Elizabeth Saewyc's introductory message.

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