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Annual Russian Night!
March 24, 2019 7:00 PM
Russian Night!
Please join in celebrating Russian culture, music, and food at this year’s Russian Night! Enjoy Russian music, poetry, and skits by our very own Dalhousie Russian students.
This year’s menu includes:
• "Meatball" (Kotleta) with Russian buckwheat
• Pierogis
• Crepes (blini) with jam and sour cream
• Red beets salad
• Olivier salad (potato salad)
• Variety of pickles
• Beverages like KVAS and others
• Variety of sweets and cookies for dessert
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Dad Rock and Child's Play
March 26, 2019 7:00 PM
Dad Rock and Child's Play
Dr. Jacqueline Warwick - Fountain School of Performing Arts
In the mid-twentieth century, rock’n’roll represented a generational break, with young people choosing music that their parents loathed.
The recent rise in child stars who rock out note-perfect versions of Van Halen guitar solos and Keith Moon drum fills indicates that rock songs are being passed down to children by their parents, so that rock music has a very different role in family values.
What does “dad rock” offer to modern family life?
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2019 MacKay Lecture 2 - Transparency, Accessibility, and Ethics in AI
March 27, 2019 6:30 PM
The theme of the 2019 MacKay Lecture Series is: "Learning Machines: Who builds AI? Who benefits?" - organized by Karen Foster (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology) and Darren Abramson (Department of Philosophy)
Talk 2:
Dr. Larry Medsker, Research Professor of Physics
Associate Editor, Neural Computing and Applications
Public Policy Officer, ACM SIGAI and Member, ACM US Technology Policy Committee
The George Washington University
Washington, DCTitle: Transparency, Accessibility, and Ethics in AI
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LAWRENCE D. STOKES SEMINAR: “The Life and Times of the Nova Scotia Cricket League, 1906-1914”
March 29, 2019 3:30 PM
Dalhousie University History Department Presents:
LAWRENCE D. STOKES SEMINAR:“The Life and Times of the Nova Scotia Cricket League, 1906-1914”
John Reid, Saint Mary’s University
For additional information on this seminar series please visit https://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/history/research/Stokesseminar.html
Pre-circulated papers available in the History Office, 1158 McCain, by the Wednesday before. Digital copies may be requested from Valerie Peck at Valerie.peck@dal.ca.
For information or for offers to present a paper or suggestions for presenters, contact Colin Mitchell at c.mitchell@dal.ca
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LAWRENCE D. STOKES SEMINAR: "‘Corporeality and Princely Sovereignty in the Early Modern Persianate Sphere”
April 5, 2019 3:30 PM
Dalhousie University History Department Presents:
LAWRENCE D. STOKES SEMINAR:"‘Corporeality and Princely Sovereignty in the Early Modern Persianate Sphere”
Colin Mitchell, Dalhousie University
For additional information on this seminar series please visit https://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/history/research/Stokesseminar.html
Pre-circulated papers available in the History Office, 1158 McCain, by the Wednesday before. Digital copies may be requested from Valerie Peck at Valerie.peck@dal.ca.
For information or for offers to present a paper or suggestions for presenters, contact Colin Mitchell at c.mitchell@dal.ca
Dal News
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Meet the Leadership Team: Josh Leon, Assistant Vice‑President, Information Technology Services
March 22, 2019 8:30 AM
From Dean of Engineering to the person responsible for overseeing Dal's vast, growing IT infrastructure, Josh Leon's career has been driven by the power and potential of new technology.
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Three‑peat for Dal AC students at national engineering competition
March 22, 2019 8:30 AM
For the third year in a row, a team of four engineering students from Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture (Dal AC) claimed the top spot at the annual Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC).
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Building community, leading change: Meet this year's recipients of Dal's top student life achievement award
March 22, 2019 8:30 AM
Student life at Dal is more than just an academic and social experience — for many students, it's about building a better world. Learn how this year's recipients of Dalhousie's Board of Governors' Award are doing just that.
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Taking talent and innovation to the next level
March 21, 2019 8:30 AM
A unique seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based companies, Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic is bringing together the best in the Atlantic region with the best in the world.
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Discussing next steps on diversity and inclusion
March 21, 2019 8:30 AM
Over 100 students and other Dal community members gathered Monday night in the Student Union Building’s McInnes Room for a discussion on diversity and inclusiveness, sharing ideas on where Dal should focus its efforts to ensure a more supportive university community.