9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ’s Patricia Livingston (Medicine), Mary Brooks (Management) and Allan S. MacDonald (Medicine) have all led careers defined by service, achievement and community commitment. Now, their legacies are being celebrated with one of this country's highest honours: the Order of Canada.

Nova Scotia universities and the Nova Scotia Community College joined with 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ to raise more than $200,000 to improve food security for students as part of a province-wide initiative on Giving Tuesday 2021.

For Jay Woodworth, an alum of Dal's Faculty of Agriculture and a Christmas tree specialist, looking at trees is a year-round activity — one that's opened her eyes to the industry's many benefits for the planet and Nova Scotia's rural communities.

In the next episode of Open Dialogue Live, hear from 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ alumni and researchers on the importance of a sustainable and healthy food production system, the complexity of our food and agricultural industry and the socioeconomic considerations that contribute to food insecurity and inequity.

Rising grocery costs are preventing many students from having reliable access to healthy meals. The Food Security Project addresses this issue head-on.