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• Dal student and team win first place in global pitch competition for unique approach to wildfire mitigation
  Wildfires recur year after year in countries around the world. Alejandro Quezada and his teamates at the UNITE 2030 summit proved successful in their quest to find an innovative solution.
  
• Canada’s agricultural policies are falling short of health and sustainability goals
  Just as calls for health-care reform often focus on improving services, Canadians have the right to expect better outcomes from agricultural policies.
  
• Meet Drs. Michael Metzger and Chongyin Yang, physicists and battery experts
  This week on Sciographies, get to know Drs. Michael Metzger and Chongyin Yang, physicists and research partners who are reshaping advanced battery research in a new innovation facility located at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥.
  
• How I spent my summer: Completing a co‑op in another language
  Computer Science student Aryaman Pandey's summer placement as a software developer forced him to explore new programming territory — a challenging, yet confidence-building, experience.
  

• Humanity’s future depends on our ability to live in harmony with nature
  Climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion are not isolated problems — they are part of an interconnected web of crises that demand urgent and comprehensive action.
  
• Jeremy Dutcher wins Polaris Prize for the second time
  The »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ notable alum and Aurum Award winner studied music and social anthropology to become a ‘voice from within’ his culture.
  
• Dal alum's life‑changing illness spurs commitment to making the performing arts more accessible
  There was a time when Maeghan Tavener (BA’19) thought they might have to give up dance and theatre due to chronic illness. They found a way back to their passion and are making space for more disabled artists like them.
  
• Why the open work permit for migrant workers is an inadequate solution
  Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers.
  
• How I spent my summer: Sharing cider’s a‑peel with farmers’ markets
  A growing Ontario cidery tapped into Dal student Lauren Hunter’s sustainability skills as part of its expansion into farmers’ markets around the province.
  
• Ask an expert: Yes, slavery happened in Canada — and this Dal prof is helping us understand that history
  Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more.