July 2025

Dalhousie has announced this year’s recipients of its most prestigious internal research awards, celebrating excellence, impact, and rising talent across the institution’s diverse research community.

Dal’s notable alumni have achieved significant accomplishments and are well-known in their respective professional and personal lives.

A recently published study evaluating a pioneering lentivirus (LV)-mediated gene therapy trial for classical Fabry disease showed promising results over five years, indicating a potential breakthrough in treatment for the genetic disorder.

Dr. Epstein, who completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate training at Dalhousie Medical School, began his tenure as associate dean on July 1, 2025. It's a role he says means a lot both personally and professionally.

In a room filled with distinguished scientists, physicians, and politicians, numbers flashed silently on the screen; 1, 2, 3…all the way to 16. These 16 seconds marked a stillbirth somewhere in the world. Almost four babies every minute.

During the annual graduation barbecue for the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Class of 2025, a remarkable piece of history was unexpectedly brought to light.

As anticipation grows for Dal's new medical campus in Sydney, N.S., staff have turned to local elementary school children to add charm and colour to the facilities.

To be appointed to the Order of Canada is among the highest honours any Canadian can receive. It’s not the sort of recognition evolutionary biologist W. Ford Doolittle necessarily had in mind for himself, especially as someone born, raised, and educated in the United States.