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Call for Papers: Ocean Yearbook

The Ocean Yearbook is now accepting submissions for Volume 40. Submissions must be received by March 31, 2025.

For more information, visit the Ocean Yearbook website.

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Marine & Environmental Law News

Schulich Law PhD Student Named One of Dal’s 2025 OpenThinkers
Schulich Law PhD Student Named One of Dal’s 2025 OpenThinkers
Loveth Ovedje’s (LLM ’24) PhD research examines how developing countries can use innovative financial tools to accelerate the shift to renewable energy.
Schulich Law Grad Student Competes in 3‑Minute Thesis Finals
Schulich Law Grad Student Competes in 3‑Minute Thesis Finals
PhD student Loveth Ovedje (LLM ’24) was one of 12 finalists sharing their game-changing research in three minutes or less in Dal’s annual research competition.
Schulich Law Moves Up in Ranking of World’s Top Law Schools
Schulich Law Moves Up in Ranking of World’s Top Law Schools
Dalhousie’s Faculty of Law is among the top 150 universities in the world to study law, and fourth in the country, according to the QS World University Subject Rankings.
Schulich Law Students Share Research at Dalhousie’s Sustainable Development Goals Expo
Schulich Law Students Share Research at Dalhousie’s Sustainable Development Goals Expo
They explored issues ranging from the impacts of arctic shipping to the legal implications of northern grocery subsidy mismanagement to ocean sustainability concerns around fisheries subsidies.
Inspiring Kids to Believe that Caring Can Be Cool
Inspiring Kids to Believe that Caring Can Be Cool
Schulich Law student and author Ashoke Mohanraj is thrilled to be adapting his children’s book Dolphin Dude into an animated film.
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