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December 2009

By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
University of King's College student Rosanna Nicol is one of 11 Canadian recipients of the 2009 Rhodes scholarship.
Dal News Staff
Friday, December 18, 2009
Cy Giacomin and Tyler Miedema receive Nova Scotia Talent Trust scholarships.
By Ryan McNutt  –  News
Friday, December 18, 2009
Dean of Dentistry Tom Boran makes the trek to the Killam Library to deliver the United Way Deans’ Challenge trophy to University Librarian Bill Maes and his team.
By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Dal grad Andrew Thomas launches his new company by offering to offset the carbon emissions needed to get Barack Obama to climate-change talks in Copenhagen.
By Claire Campbell  –  News
Thursday, December 17, 2009
In the latest Dispatch from Denmark, Claire Campbell says being Canadian no longer has the cachet it used it in Europe.
By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Dalhousie researchers are awarded more than $700,000 in funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
By Deborah Buszard  –  News
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Science tells us that if we don't change our behavior and stop increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere we may catastrophically change the ecosystem of our planet, writes Deborah Buszard in the latest Dispatch from Denmark.
By Deborah Buszard  –  News
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Mayors from around the world talk about ways to reduce climate impact and become more energy efficient and cost effective in their city activities.
By Amanda Lindsay  –  News
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Memorial Arena is the first facility of its kind in Nova Scotia to make helmets mandatory for all age groups at public skates and for ice rentals—a decision intended to assist in the prevention and reduction of head and brain injuries.
By Deborah Buszard  –  News
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Copenhagen is alive with events, exhibitions and occasional protests and demonstrations, if only the talks could get back on track, writes Deborah Buzsard in the latest Dispatch from Denmark.