On Sept. 15, 2025, the University of Alberta (U of A) announced the Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Institute was established by a landmark $25-million gift from The Dianne and Irving Kipnes Foundation. The new institute will bridge the gap between scientific discoveries and health outcomes to improve health care for the people of Alberta and beyond.

The Kipnes Institute, based in the College of Health Sciences, will be situated in the newly renamed Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Academy building, formerly known as the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy.

The Kipnes Institute, under the vision of a director, will support key initiatives resulting in tangible benefits for patients through the power of AI applications, research to translate discoveries into applications for people and communities more rapidly, and a signature area of particular importance to Dianne Kipnes, dedicated to lymphedema therapies.