The first-year medical sciences student was chosen out of more than 6,000 applicants and 72 finalists to receive the Loran Scholarship, Canada's largest and most comprehensive undergraduate merit-based award.

Funded in part by ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½'s Strategic Initiatives fund, the program is designed to provide support for the advancement of female assistant coaches through coach and peer development.

With the goal of helping prospective doctoral students choose a supervisor who will be a good fit, a group of Biology PhD students jointly wrote an article for an open-access journal — racking up an impressive 17,000+ views to date.

Rebecca Apperley-Ryan moved to Nova Scotia from B.C. in the summer of 2010 with no plans to stay. Eleven years later she is on her way to becoming a teacher with son, Everett, by her side.

MIM grad Emily Speight finds workplace focus alongside her new designation.