News & Events

News from the Faculty of Health

• ‘This space is everything’: New space for SHaG Lab
  After years spent working in conference rooms, personal offices, and via remote online formats, the SHaG team is excited to be working together in their new dedicated space in the Studley gym.
  
• Honouring their military past: PhD in Health candidate helps veterans rediscover fun, identity through art
  PhD in Health candidate Lynette Peters has established the Cerberus Helmet Project, designed to serve active and retired Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) veterans and public service personnel. Peters has a ceramics studio which provides no-cost access to creative expression through pottery and glaze lessons.
  
• Dal Health heads to Three Minute Thesis finals
  Melina Markotjohn (Communications Sciences and Disorders), Olivia Crewe (Physiotherapy), Juliet Rowe (Physiotherapy) and Erin McConnell (Nursing) are all advancing to the finals.
  
• Dr. Sarah Moore donated her kidney and saved a life
  Donating kidneys saves lives, and Dal Health's Dr. Sarah Moore did just that.
  
• Investing in youth mental health
  The Government of Canada is funding 25 research projects to develop mental health and substance abuse care standards for children, youth and young adults.