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Gift funds dementia research
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Island Health funding fuels UVic research
Media release
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When brilliant minds come together, tough problems get solved. Just ask Island Health, which now has a new way to address an issue affecting hundreds of vulnerable Vancouver Island
residents after a team led by international business students at UVic’s Gustavson School of Business cracked the case.
A Greater Victoria family with a personal connection to cognitive health issues today announced a major donation for a five-year initiative that will bring together UVic, Island
Health and the University of BC for a research project that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dementia.
A multi-million-dollar gift from a Victoria couple with a personal connection to cognitive health issues has launched a long-term initiative to close the gap between what
researchers know about dementia and when that knowledge is brought into practice.
Improving dementia care, stroke recovery and cancer support services are among the goals of eight newly funded projects involving UVic health researchers. Each project is receiving
$15,000 from Island Health.