{"id":2846,"date":"2018-10-18T13:31:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T17:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.porticomagazine.ca\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2020-10-28T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T18:40:14","slug":"1-million-gift-to-support-water-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticomagazine.ca\/2018\/10\/1-million-gift-to-support-water-research\/","title":{"rendered":"$1-million gift to support water research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new gift to the University of Guelph is meant to help the next generation of researchers protect one of the world\u2019s most vital resources: water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edward Y. (Ted) Morwick, an honorary U of G graduate and lawyer-turned-businessman, has pledged $1 million for scholarships for graduate students in water resources engineering and aquatic biology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new funding will support master\u2019s and PhD students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the College of Biological Science. Six $20,000 scholarships will be available in all, with three awards to top students in each subject area in alternate years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A longtime donor, Morwick has pledged and given more than $2.3 million to the University, mostly for student scholarships in the College of Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When fully endowed, this latest donation means he will support 25 U of G students each year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new gift to the University of Guelph is meant to help the next generation of researchers protect one of the world\u2019s most vital resources: water. Edward Y. (Ted) Morwick, an honorary U of G graduate and lawyer-turned-businessman, has pledged $1 million for scholarships for graduate students in water resources engineering and aquatic biology. 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