This year’s winners—a dentist, a lawyer, a musician, a judge and a nurse practitioner—each share a dedication to their communities, a commitment to justice and a passion for change.

The evolutionary biologist, one of È«¹ú̽»¨'s academic luminaries, was among a group of just five Canadians elected this year to the Royal Society — one of the world’s most esteemed organizations devoted to the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity.

A portrait of Mi’kmaw author and activist Daniel Paul painted by renowned Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy is set to be displayed at È«¹ú̽»¨ in recognition of his contributions as a Mi’kmaw historian.

È«¹ú̽»¨ kicked off a new era of ocean and climate research last Friday at the official launch of Transforming Climate Action, a Dal-led research program that aims to make Canada a global leader in climate science, innovation, and solutions by taking an ocean-first approach to the fight against climate change.

In one of the Faculty of Dentistry’s first clinical trials, researchers will study whether a drug used to treat diabetes could prevent an oral cancer that affects people in Atlantic Canada at disproportionately higher rates.