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As a mother of two young children and a small business owner, going back to school was a big life change for Health Promotion student Jade Kelly. But it’s a change she’s managing by focusing on her goals.

New research by Dal biologist Aaron Macneil has identified a surprising link between rat populations and coral reef health, suggesting that rat control should be an urgent conservation priority on many remote tropical islands.

Last month’s fire hasn’t deterred the community spirit of Dal’s Agricultural Campus, which will once again throw out the welcome mat for its annual Community Day — a 40-year summer tradition featuring barn tours, kids’ activities and so much more. Free bus transportation is available for students, faculty and staff in Halifax.

Communities across the northern region of Nova Scotia will have access to more family physicians-in-training in just over a year, when Dalhousie Medical School’s newest family medicine teaching site opens on July 1, 2019.

By developing an app-based video game, Dal Computer Science researchers are hoping to use fun, educational technology to help slow the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in West Africa.

During Dal’s 200th year, the university’s retirees continue to have an important connection with the university. And this spring, Dalhousie welcomed delegates from across the country for the national conference of the College and University Retiree Associations of Canada.

Tyler Lightfoot's background in English and Psychology gave him the foundation to hit the ground running with a Library and Information Studies master’s degree at Dal and turn it into a new career as a data analyst.