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• High‑tech simulation transports students to scene of horrific explosion
  Dalhousie's first Disaster Preparedness Workshop offered medical students a window into what it takes to navigate a large-scale casualty situation and save lives via an intricately designed simulation.
  
• Budget 101: FAQ on how Dal funds its operations
  Dal's Budget Advisory Committee has released its draft operating budget plan for the next year. Learn more about what's in the plan and the components of how Dal funds its day-to-day.
  
• Canada's national housing strategy: Is it really addressing homelessness and affordability?
  Halfway through its 10-year mandate to address issues like affordability and homelessness, the National Housing Strategy is providing little benefit for the vast majority of vulnerable households.
  
• Tracking whales and pinpointing cells: Dal research aims to reveal the workings of the world with $1.5M in new support
  Four Dalhousie researchers will share new funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research Nova Scotia for the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment and resources.
  

• Dal spotlights triumph of latest U SPORTS Academic All‑Canadians
  The 158 Dalhousie varsity student-athletes honoured this week at the first in-person Academic All‑Canadians celebration in years were praised for their hard work, dedication, and sacrifice.
  
• Spatz Chair aims to unlock new opportunities in Jewish Studies
  Dr. Eva Mroczek, Dal’s inaugural Simon and Riva Spatz Chair, hopes to build a Jewish Studies program for the 21st century — and will give the university community a glimpse into her approach at a lecture next week.
  
• Morris Panych’s Canadian classic 7 Stories performed by DalTheatre
  Fourth-year Fountain School of Performing Arts acting students, directed by Ann-Marie Kerr, perform a unique and heartfelt Canadian classic where everyone is not as they seem.
  
• Young U.S. voters reduced the ‘Red Wave’ to a ‘Pink Splash’ in the midterm elections — why didn’t polls predict it?
  The U.S. midterms revealed a generational shift away from youth voter apathy. The apathetic, in fact, seem to be those trying to accurately measure public opinion using outdated methods, says Dal PhD candidate Julia Rodgers.
  
• Dal prof re‑threads the needle on Canada’s past — empowering students along the way
  Dr. Lisa Binkley, this year’s recipient of Dal’s Teaching Award for Excellence in Education for Diversity, specializes in creating engaging, discipline-bending classroom experiences that encourage students to think critically about what heritage means.
  
• Classics grads sweep advanced national competition for Greek and Latin translation
  Three recent Classics grads — one now a Dal grad student — excelled in advanced-level competition at last year’s national sight translation competition hosted by the Classical Association of Canada, scooping up awards in both Greek and Latin.