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December 2013

Erin Stewart  –  Community & Culture
Friday, December 20, 2013
With the holidays quickly approaching, the Dal community filled the Arts Centre Sculpture Court Thursday for the Annual Dalhousie Carol Sing.
Duncan Forbes  –  Sports
Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Dalhousie Tigers men’s basketball team hosts the 23rd annual Rod Shoveller Memorial Basketball Tournament January 2-4 at Dalplex, facing off against some of the top teams in the AUS and the rest of the country.
Kim Pittaway  –  Alumni
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
From Dalhousie magazine: For novelist Pamela Callow (LLB'91, MPA'94), figuring out where to hide the corpse is all in a day's work.
Ryan McNutt  –  Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
From paintings to photography to mixed media, the Dal community's creations are currently on display at the Dalhousie Art Gallery's 60th annual Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition.
Kim Pittaway  –  Alumni
Monday, December 16, 2013
From Dalhousie magazine: Barb Stegemann (BA'91) wanted to create economic growth in some of the world's poorest regions. And she's doing it one fragrance at a time.
Marie Visca  –  Research
Friday, December 13, 2013
Last weekend, Dal faculty took part in a one-day symposium called "Hype in Science," which explored how scientific discoveries get misrepresented and what researchers and academic journals alike can do about it.
Ryan McNutt  –  Student Life, Management, Commerce, News, Community & Culture
Friday, December 13, 2013
With Commerce students helping lead the way, Dalhousie was the leading fundraising university (per capita) in Canada this Movember, bringing in nearly $94,000 and winning a visit from astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2014.
Katelynn Northam  –  Research, Science, Chemistry, News
Thursday, December 12, 2013
PhD student Laura Albrecht is being honoured with a prestigious award from the American Chemical Society for her research into the properties of water.
Katie Ciavaglia  –  Dentistry, News
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Our experts in the Faculty of Dentistry weigh in on which foods to seek out -- and which to avoid -- if you're thinking about your teeth this holiday season.
Ryan McNutt  –  Facilities Management, Science, Medicine, Chemistry, News
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Projects in Medicine, Facilities Management and Chemistry were recognized with this year’s Dalhousie Environmental Health and Safety Awards.