The Dean's Office Dispatch is the Faculty of Science's weekly e-newsletter sent out to students, faculty and staff. 

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Call for nominations: Honourary degree recipients

Last fall, Dalhousie’s Senate Honourary Degrees Committee (SHDC) sent out an email to the Dalhousie community inviting nominations for recipients of honourary degrees to be awarded at future Convocation ceremonies.

The Faculty of Science’s Honourary Degree committee is seeking suggestions from members of the Dal Science community on potential honourary degree candidates. Please note that we are not asking for formal nominations, as described in the SHDC’s email, but rather the names of potential candidates that our committee can review and consider. The committee will submit application packages for any candidates selected to be nominated for honourary degrees.

If you know of someone who would be a deserving recipient of an honourary degree from Dalhousie University, please complete this short form by January 15, 2024 to tell us a little bit more about them and their accomplishments. Complete details about the honourary degree nomination process can be found on the University Secretariat website.

Share your photos in the NSERC Science Exposed contest

Do you have a vibrant image that showcases your research? Enter the Science Exposed contest from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for a chance to win $2,000 and to showcase your work Canada-wide. The contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are doing research, as well as faculty members and postdoctoral fellows. Entries can be submitted individually or in groups. Visit the NSERC website for complete details. The deadline to enter is January 30, 2024.

2024 Aurum Award nominations

Do you know of a Faculty of Science alum who is doing great things? Nominate them for the 2024 Aurum Awards, Dalhousie's flagship alumni award. Each year, alumni are recognized for their outstanding achievements in innovation, community engagement, and leadership. Nominations are due on January 16, 2024. Visit the Dal Alumni website to learn more.

2024 summer research awards 

Interested in working in a lab for the summer? The application portal is open for the 2024 summer research awards, which provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to spend the summer months working in a research lab alongside faculty members and graduate students. Each year, funding is provided for dozens of undergraduate Science students to spend 16 weeks from May through August working as a paid, full-time member of a research lab.

Applications are due by January 26, 2024. Please visit the summer research awards page (login required) on the Faculty of Science myDal site for complete details and instructions on how to apply.

Would you like to make a submission to the Dean's Office Dispatch? Email communications.science@dal.ca with a brief summary of your notice, a supporting link or email address, and a photo/image if you have one.