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December 2017

Nick Pearce  –  Community & Culture
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Photo Essay: Holiday cheer abounded at the Annual Dalhousie Carol Sing, bringing 2017 to a close with a spirited selection of seasonal songs.
Kirk Jessome  –  Sports
Thursday, December 21, 2017
In our second of a two-part fall recap series, we take a look back at how the men’s and women’s volleyball, hockey, and basketball teams fared during the fall semester.
Sylvain Charlebois  –  Research, Management
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
In a piece for The Conversation, food researcher Sylvain Charlebois looks at how climate change could severely affect coffee production over the next 80 years.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Student Life, Psychology, Science
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Psychology student Emily Taylor Kelso's holidays will include family, laughter and music. An emerging country artist, Emily released her debut full-length album this fall.
Melanie Jollymore  –  Medicine, Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Dr. Jock Murray's new book is a colourful history of Dalhousie Medical School’s first 150 years — and it's arrived just in time to kick off the school's anniversary celebrations.
Staff  –  Alumni, Science
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
As co-founder and chief scientist of LightSail Energy, Danielle Fong (BSc'05) is leading the development of a potentially revolutionary method of storing energy in air and water.
Nicole Maunsell  –  Alumni, Student Life, Management, Resource and Environmental Studies, Agriculture
Monday, December 18, 2017
For Dal Agriculture grad Seonaid MacDonell, the Master of Environmental Management program offers new opportunities to be an advocate and an ambassador for agriculture in Nova Scotia.
Margot Brunelle  –  Research, Medicine
Monday, December 18, 2017
A new company launched by pain specialists and scientists at Dalhousie Medical School are developing non-addictive pain-relief products containing cannabinoids and similar compounds found in cannabis and other plants.
Warren McDougald
Friday, December 15, 2017
Calgary’s mayor, Naheed Nenshi, joined emergency managers, public servants and Dalhousie researchers and students last week on the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion for a round table on emergency management.
Staff  –  Community & Culture
Friday, December 15, 2017
Video: Watch Dalhousie's holiday video for 2018, celebrating not only the spirit of the season but the celebrations to come with Dal's 200th anniversary next year.