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• HÂþ»­â€™s O‑Week gets a makeover: One calendar, one community
  HÂþ»­â€™s revamped O-Week brings students together with a single calendar, bold spirit, and deep collaboration that will set the stage for lasting friendships and a strong start to university life.
  
• New HÂþ»­ program equips workers for digital farming revolution
  HÂþ»­â€™s Future Farm program offers hands-on training in precision agriculture, helping Atlantic Canadians upskill for high-demand careers in the fast-growing AgTech sector.
  
• New faces, safe spaces: HÂþ»­â€™s O‑Week welcomes students from all walks of life
  HÂþ»­â€™s O-Week offers inclusive events for queer, rural, and mature students, plus wellness spaces and socials designed to help everyone feel at home on campus.
  
• HÂþ»­ renews strategic partnership to empower Canada’s future health leaders
  HÂþ»­â€™s Master of Health Administration program renews its alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders, granting graduates direct access to the Certified Health Executive designation and strengthening leadership training through the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.
  

• 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, HÂþ»­ 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: 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.