Dalhousie in the News

• Marine institute to unite research, business sectors The former head of Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems takes the helm Tuesday of an organization that aims to the bridge the divide between academics and industry in the ocean technology sector. Jim Hanlon is the founding chief executive officer at the Halifax Marine Research Institute, located in the new Oceans Excellence Centre on the Dalhousie University campus.
• Beyond disciplines: How Dalhousie blew up some silos Five years ago, Deborah Buszard and her colleagues at Dalhousie University embarked on an ambitious initiative to create the College of Sustainability. Recognizing that social, economic and environmental sustainability issues now touch nearly every subject, the college offers undergrad students from any faculty the chance to pursue a second major in sustainability taught by professors from disparate fields.
• Dal grad students take on world: PoliSci PhD candidates publish collections beyond their years Taking on the whole world is one thing but conceptualizing the theme, working to bring together often disparate writings and soothing the odd ruffled ego would be a challenge for any seasoned academic with standing among fellow political scientists. Few young scholars anywhere would be equal to that task. Budding Canadian political scientists Sean Clark, Sabrina Hoque and Carla Suarez, all of Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, have accomplished that feat.
• NSAC-Dalhousie merger makes sense The two schools have actually been intertwined for decades as the NSAC has been issuing Dalhousie-sanctioned degrees for more than 30 years. Plus, they are the two leading research institutions in the province, together combining for 80 per cent of all the research income won by universities in this province. Imagine how much more they can accomplish in the field of agriculture by working together.