News Archive

December 2009

Off to Oxford

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

University of King's College student Rosanna Nicol is one of 11 Canadian recipients of the 2009 Rhodes scholarship.

Turtle takes a walk

Friday, December 18, 2009

Dean of Dentistry Tom Boran makes the trek to the Killam Library to deliver the United Way Deans’ Challenge trophy to University Librarian Bill Maes and his team.

Talented trust winners

Friday, December 18, 2009

Cy Giacomin and Tyler Miedema receive Nova Scotia Talent Trust scholarships.

Maple Leaf takes a beating abroad

Thursday, December 17, 2009

In the latest Dispatch from Denmark, Claire Campbell says being Canadian no longer has the cachet it used it in Europe.

One thousand trees

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Dal grad Andrew Thomas launches his new company by offering to offset the carbon emissions needed to get Barack Obama to climate-change talks in Copenhagen.

Investing in research

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Dalhousie researchers are awarded more than $700,000 in funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

What about the science?

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Science tells us that if we don't change our behavior and stop increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere we may catastrophically change the ecosystem of our planet, writes Deborah Buszard in the latest Dispatch from Denmark.

A tale of two cities

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Mayors from around the world talk about ways to reduce climate impact and become more energy efficient and cost effective in their city activities.

New year's resolutions

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What resolution do you think Dalhousie should adopt in 2010?

A-head of the pack

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Memorial Arena is the first facility of its kind in Nova Scotia to make helmets mandatory for all age groups at public skates and for ice rentals—a decision intended to assist in the prevention and reduction of head and brain injuries.