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December 2018

Ryan McNutt with apologies to Clement Moore. (Danny Abriel photos)  –  Community & Culture
Friday, December 21, 2018
Photo essay: The Dal community sang itself into the holiday break Thursday afternoon at the much-beloved Annual Carol Sing.
Staff  –  News
Friday, December 21, 2018
Highlights of presentations and decisions from the November 26 and December 10 meetings of the Dalhousie University Senate.
Niecole Comeau  –  Research, Biology, Oceans, Science, Marine Biology, Oceans
Thursday, December 20, 2018
A Dalhousie PhD student’s investigation into North Atlantic shark populations turned into an eye-opening new research paper that shows how some European Union-designated marine protected areas are falling short in protecting biodiversity.
Andrew Riley  –  Continuing Education, Community & Culture
Thursday, December 20, 2018
An award supporting single mothers from Dal’s Transition Year Program who pursue social work has been boosted thanks to the generosity of speakers and organizers of a national continuing education conference held on campus last spring.
Emma Geldart  –  Agriculture, Community & Culture
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
For Tanya Muggeridge, a facility manager at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture, the chance to swim across the Northumberland Strait to raise money for Brigadoon children's camp was an opportunity she couldn't pass up — and one which took every ounce of determination she had to complete.
Kenneth Conrad  –  Medicine, News, Psychiatry
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Dr. Stan Kutcher, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, was among four new appointments announced last week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Staff  –  Dal 200
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Watch our video slideshow of highlights from Dal's bicentennial celebrations.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Student Life, English, Arts and Social Sciences
Monday, December 17, 2018
As she works through her studies at Dal, English major Holly Johnson tries to weave in the perspective gained from years of experience volunteering with not-for-profit organizations.
Melanie Jollymore  –  Research, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Monday, December 17, 2018
Dalhousie immunology professor Dr. Jean Marshall has captured Canada's top academic prize in her field, the Bernhard Cinader Award. She is the first Dalhousie faculty member to receive the award, given annually by the Canadian Society for Immunology.
Staff  –  Dal 200
Friday, December 14, 2018
Dal's 200th anniversary celebrations dug deep into the university's history and brought forth a number of new initiatives that point to an even brighter third century to come.