June 2014

From coast to coast, Canada has some of the greatest diversity of whales on the planet.

Staff and faculty who have worked at Dal for 25, 35 and 45 years were fêted with special recognitions last week.

Dr. Robert Fournier, interim director of the marine affairs program at Dalhousie, speaks to CBC television about Duke Universities' research findings connecting diet to the aging process in animals.

Dalhousie experts collected marine specimen samples last weekend to support a larger, world oceans campaign that seeks data to explain worldwide marine microbial diversity.

Dalhousie student, Maddie Harlow, and Oceanography professors reflect on the strengths of year 1 of the Ocean Sciences undergraduate program.

Dalhousie's Dr. Jason Brown has uncovered the science of music. Brown will inspire audiences around the globe at IdeaCity, an inspirational event that takes place from June 18th - 20th.

Site preparation has begun and blockades are visiible outside of the Life Science Centre, expected to continue until the projects end in Fall 2015.

Early this week, faculty and staff gathered at Dalhousie' Chase building to watch Dr. Richard Florizone, Dalhousie President, accept Eatlink's donation of $500,000 to the Math Circles program.