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Melanie Jollymore  –  Medicine, Community & Culture
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
This July, 40 Indigenous youth from Atlantic Canada and as far away as Quebec and Labrador attended week-long health science camps at Dalhousie, Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier University.
Robert Huish  –  Research, International Development Studies, Arts and Social Sciences
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Robert Huish (International Development Studies) writes about how Donald Trump is unmoved by high risks and wild odds, apparently feeling that his sheer cunning will always win, including, now, in geopolitics — his latest casino.
Staff  –  News, Senior Administration
Monday, July 30, 2018
In a memo to the university community on Monday morning (July 30), Dalhousie President Richard Florizone announced the appointment of Dr. Teresa C. Balser as the university’s new Provost and Vice-President Academic.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Student Life, Biology, Arts and Social Sciences, Continuing Education, Political Science, Science, Psychology, Environment, Sustainability and Society
Monday, July 30, 2018
Haruka Aoyama, Dania Shalabi and Delicia Marie Toro came to Dalhousie from three different countries to study three different programs. But after meeting in the first week of their English for Academic Purposes class, they've formed a bond that spans any of the differences between them.
Staff  –  News
Friday, July 27, 2018
Along with other public sector organizations across the province, Dalhousie's compensation report for 2017-18 is now publicly available.
Ryan McNutt  –  Research, Oceans, Biology, Science, Marine Biology, Oceans
Friday, July 27, 2018
PhD candidate Manuel Dureuil is president and co-founder of ShARCC (Sharks of the Atlantic Research and Conservation Centre) — Canada’s first research-centric shark NGO with a mission to prevent species extinction.
Matt Reeder and Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, News
Friday, July 27, 2018
Dalhousie plans to rebuild a portion of one of the Agricultural Campus’s most important academic buildings after a major fire last month inflicted heavy damage to the inside of the structure and its contents.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard  –  Sports, News
Friday, July 27, 2018
The Dalplex fieldhouse re-opened earlier this week with a brand new, 49,000-square-foot floor — an improvement that’s, really, a whole new ball game.
Staff  –  Health Professions, News, Nursing
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, currently assistant dean of research in Dal’s Faculty of Health and professor and director of the School of Nursing, has accepted a senior leadership position with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) as vice-president of research and innovation.
Matt Reeder  –  Student Life, Health Promotion, Health Professions, Community & Culture
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Pride Week 2018: As a peer educator with Human Rights and Equity Services, Rachele Manett focuses on intersectionality in helping people and communities better understand issues affecting 2SLGBTQ+ communities on campus and beyond.