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Nikki Comeau  –  Research, Earth Sciences, Science
Monday, July 31, 2017
Last week, the Government of Canada announced new funding for research, led by Dal Earth Sciences Professor Grant Wach, on assessing methane emissions from old fossil-fuel extraction sites in two Maritime provinces.
Michele Charlton & Meaghan Bartlett  –  Oceans, Health Professions, Research, Oceans, Science, Oceanography, Nursing
Monday, July 31, 2017
Three Dalhousie graduate students are among the 2017 recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships: Allison Chua (Oceanography), Hansen Johnson (Oceanography) and Timothy Disher (Nursing).
Melanie Jollymore  –  Medicine (Department), Residence, Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology
Friday, July 28, 2017
Dal Alzheimer's researcher Dr. Kenneth Rockwood and 32 other leading dementia experts have found that concerted efforts in dementia prevention, intervention and care could prevent as many as a third of all dementia cases.
Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry, Dal 200
Friday, July 28, 2017
Toward 200: Dal's Faculty of Dentistry will celebrate the opening of its revitalized clinic in 2018 along with a "superzied" Homecoming Weekend and other activities.
Matt Reeder  –  Community & Culture
Friday, July 28, 2017
A new initiative housed in Dalhousie’s Human Rights and Equity Services office aims to help LGBTQ2SIA+ groups on campus pool their resources to build a more cohesive approach to support, advocacy and education year-round.
Matt Reeder  –  Alumni, Student Life, Environment, Sustainability and Society, Community & Culture
Friday, July 28, 2017
Three current and former Dal students have spent the past year and a half developing Let's Sprout, a youth initiative aimed at fostering tomorrow's environmental leaders. Next week, they launch their most ambitious project yet: a weeklong summer camp.
Matt Reeder  –  Research, Oceans, Oceans
Friday, July 28, 2017
With this year's Tall Ships Parade of Sail set to be a showcase of our region's ocean pride, here's a survey of some of the exciting ocean research happening at Dalhousie
Staff  –  News
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Along with other public sector organizations across the province, Dalhousie's public sector compensation report for 2016-17 is now publicly available.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, Student Life
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Dal Agriculture's African Wildlife Ecology Course allows students to travel to South African for an intensive three-week course working with rhinos, elephants and more. We spoke with some of this year's participants about what they took away from the experience.
Ryan McNutt  –  News, Community & Culture
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Dalhousie and the Waterfront Development Corporation are partnering to help make the Tall Ships Parade of Sail something blue-tiful. Make sure to wear blue if you're headed to the waterfront next Tuesday!