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• Transforming health scholarship: Dr. OmiSoore Dryden is leading a new era of Black Health Studies
  Dr. Dryden brings visionary leadership to the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health as Canada Research Chair in Black Health Studies: Antiracism in Health Education and Practice.
  
• Making friends with guilt: How personal experience inspired Dal prof's new book redefining guilt as a force for good
  Chris Moore, professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, knows a great deal about the painful,ÌýprofoundÌýand revelatory journey a person can take through guilt — 40 years ago, he lived through it himself. Now, his personal experience has helped inspire a highly anticipated new book on why we feel guilt and its surprising ability to heal.
  
• All Rhodes lead to home for Medicine student
  Sierra Sparks, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, graduated from Oxford University in 2025 and is now in her first year of medical school at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. Her story highlights the importance of persistence and representation.
  
• An iron gift: Ag alum leave a legacy for the Ag Campus Herb Garden
  Fifty years after graduation, the Faculy of Agriculture's Class of 1975 came together last year to contribute a custom iron arch at the entrance to the Truro Campus's Herb Garden, bringing a long-envisioned beautification project to reality.
  

• Mi’kmaw language courses bring culture and connection to Dal students
  Discover how Curtis Michael’s passion for Mi’kmaw language transforms classrooms into spaces of cultural exchange and inspires learners from diverse backgrounds to engage with Indigenous knowledge.
  
• "We're not just learning words, we're building bridges": 91¶ÌÊÓƵ offers new Certificate in Spanish Language and Culture
  A new stand-alone certificate focused on Spanish language and culture is now available not only to currently registered Dal and King’s students across faculties, but to members of the broader community.
  
• ‘I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan’ — terror sparks mass migration
  Hundreds of returnees and forced migrants reported being terrorised by soldiers and armed militias on both sides of the Sudan civil war, write Heather Tasker, Sabine Lee, and Susan Bartels.
  
• DalOpera production sees friendships grow onstage and off
  DalOpera brings Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women to life at the Fountain School this week in Mark Adamo’s moving adaptation, exploring love, loss, and growth through a coming-of-age story following four sisters.
  
• Fall Convocation 2025 at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ: Stories from the stage
  It's Convocation season at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, with hundreds of graduates crossing the stage Oct. 28 and 29 in Halifax. Get to know some of them with our grad profile series.
  
• Grad profile: The page‑turner
  Nora Riemersma's passion for the English language has shaped their academic journey. Currently serving as liaison and event manager at a local café and bookstore, Nora is pursuing their creative ambitions in fiction and poetry.