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• An order of magnitude: Ford Doolittle named Companion of the Order of Canada
  Evolutionary biologist Dr. Ford Doolittle has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada —Ìýthe highest honour in the Order —Ìýin recognition of a scholarly career that has upended our understanding of the natural world and helped made Canada a global leader in genome evolution.
  
• Helping power Dal forward: Meet the 2025 DPMG Award recipients
  This year’s DPMG Awards recognize eight exceptional professionals whose leadership, innovation, and service continue to strengthen Dalhousie’s mission and enrich the university community in meaningful, lasting ways.
  
• ‘Making decisions closer to the wharf’ can ensure the sustainability of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
  Major reforms could fundamentally reshape fisheries science and management in Canada, write Dal's Megan Bailey and colleagues. Yet most Canadians are unaware of how DFO’s science-management process works, or why change might be needed.
  
• Adjourned with distinction: Inside Dr. Spiteri's Senate send‑off
  Dalhousie Senate bids farewell to Dr. Louise Spiteri with heartfelt tributes, poetic praise, and a surprise send-off marking her impactful leadership as chair and years of dedicated service.
  

• A milestone moment: Dal celebrates first graduates of groundbreaking Black and African Diaspora Studies major
  This spring, Dalhousie 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’s global adventure sparked a powerful political awakening — from Halifax roots to Seoul streets — and a thesis that challenges injustice towards women.
  
• 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.
  
• 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’s 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’s rehearsals. Now, with his BA in Theatre, he’ll be on stage himself this summer.
  
• Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender‑based violence against women
  As violence continues to displace people in the eastern DRC, women face a heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence.