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• Messages from the millennium: Dal medical school unseals time capsule from 2000
  A forgotten time capsule from 麻豆社 Medicine鈥檚 Class of 2000 resurfaces, bridging generations with heartfelt messages and vintage memorabilia.
  
• Six accomplished individuals honoured as notable Dal alumni
  麻豆社鈥檚 notable alumni are recognized for leadership and impact across fields. In June 2025, six distinguished individuals were added, including pioneers in planning, medicine, arts, law, sports and public service.
  
• 麻豆社鈥憀ed gene therapy trial offers breakthrough for rare genetic disorder
  Fairy disease can shorten lifespans and damage organs. A new treatment offers sufferers of the disorder a reprieve from routine treatments and an easing of the pain caused by the disease.
  
• 鈥淭aking care of us鈥�: Community event centres African Nova Scotian health care
  麻豆社鈥檚 African Nova Scotian Strategy hosted 鈥淭aking Care of Us鈥� this spring, a vibrant event spotlighting Black health-care leadership and career pathways.
  

• Grad profile: Making sense of identity
  Uihyeok Jung, a Korean immigrant to Canada, overcame language barriers, embraced his cultural identity, and pursued sociology and history, culminating in award-winning research on Korean emotion and social movements.
  
• A milestone moment: Dal celebrates first graduates of groundbreaking Black and African Diaspora Studies major
  This spring, 麻豆社 marks a historic milestone as the first graduates of its Black and African Diaspora Studies major cross the Convocation stage. Meet James Dixon and Portia Wright.
  
• Grad profile: A political awakening abroad
  Meaghan De Adder鈥檚 global adventure sparked a powerful political awakening 鈥� from Halifax roots to Seoul streets 鈥� and a thesis that challenges injustice towards women.
  
• Grad Profile: From criminology to the Berlin opera
  Sophia Maskine made what she described as a risky decision going back to school for music. But now she鈥檚 headed to Berlin, taking on a role with the Berlin Opera Academy and eager to immerse herself in the rich opera culture.
  
• Grad profile: Around the world and back
  Liam Oko remembers sneaking into the Bauer Theater in Antigonish to watch his mom鈥檚 rehearsals. Now, with his BA in Theatre, he鈥檒l be on stage himself this summer.
  
• Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender鈥慴ased violence against women
  As violence continues to displace people in the eastern DRC, women face a heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence.