During Alumni Days in late May, Â鶹Éç hosted a special virtual class reunion over Zoom to mark a significant milestone for grads from the Class of 1961.

The Aurum Awards celebrate Â鶹Éç alumni for their outstanding achievements and contributions in research and innovation, community engagement and leadership. This year, we recognize five individuals who are helping to build a better world through their work and generosity on a local, national and global level.

When Dal alum Robert Zed proposed the idea of starting a scholarship for health administration students at Â鶹Éç named for Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Strang himself was the one who suggested it be directed to students from under-represented populations.

As part of Dal Alumni Days next week, the Faculty of Medicine and the Â鶹Éç Medical Research Foundation will host a special Open Dialogue Live featuring three Â鶹Éç researchers in pain management.

Alumna Claire Elizabeth Williams (MPlan’08) is the co-founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change, where she launched the New Leaf Project in 2018 — North America’s first direct giving project for people experiencing homelessness.