A transformative $8.2-million gift from entrepreneur and conservationist Ross Beaty will fund the development of new interactive centre for marine biodiversity set to open in ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ۺϒs Steele Ocean Sciences Building in early 2025.

The Indigenous Admissions Pathway helps facilitate entrance into ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ Medical School for Indigenous students, such as Bonnie Cremo from Eskasoni First Nation, by assessing applications using a holistic file review.

Dr. Françoise Baylis, the first ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ researcher to receive the prestigious Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize, has become an influential voice in the field of bioethics and a leader in advocating for the ethical application of science, with the goal of bettering society.

Drs. OmiSoore Dryden and Caitlin Lees are the latest recipients of the grants, which offer scholars support to establish and expand critical health-care projects.

Powered by the largest research grant in Dal’s history, provided through the Government of Canada’s CFREF grant program, ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ and its partners are set to launch Transforming Climate Action — the most intensive investigation ever into the ocean’s role in mitigating climate change.