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Matt Reeder  –  Community & Culture
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Hundreds of people started their week in a different way than usual Monday morning, dropping by Dalhousie's campus to take part in a live video conversation with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is currently living on the International Space Station.
Theresa Salah  –  Student Life, Engineering
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Engineering student Laura Flick has spearheaded the establishment of a Sexton Campus chapter of Jack.Org, a charitable organization that helps change the way people think about mental health.
Dalhousie Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, March 4, 2019
Courtney Baker (Volleyball) and Cedric Sanogo (Basketball) are this week's Dalhousie MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.
Patti Lewis  –  Research, Oceans, Oceans
Monday, March 4, 2019
The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute's Seed Fund provides awards ranging from $10-30,000 for innovative ocean research projects, supporting researchers studying everything from organic waste in fish farms to new low cost, low impact scallop-harvesting technology.
Dalhousie Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, March 4, 2019
The Tigers seized two AUS titles over the championship weekend, with women's volleyball winning its seventh-straight banner and the men's basketball team winning its fourth in five years.
Ryan McNutt  –  News, Senior Administration
Friday, March 1, 2019
The Budget Advisory Committee’s draft budget plan for 2019-20 keeps more money in Dal’s Faculties and service/support units, includes targeted investments in key areas such as infrastructure and student assistance, and recommends a four-year plan for larger increases to international tuition for future students (exempting current international students from these larger increases).
Sarah Nearing  –  Music, Arts and Social Sciences, Community & Culture
Friday, March 1, 2019
The Dalhousie Wind Ensemble performs Luke Ellard's "The Seer" this week at St. Matthew's Church in Halifax — a concerto perfectly aligned with the ensemble's unusual and diverse sensibilities.
Nicole Maunsell  –  Research, Management, Resource and Environmental Studies
Friday, March 1, 2019
Dal researchers are raising funds to study the lakes of Sable Island National Park Reserve and better understand how the island's interconnected ecosystems are changing.
Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry, News
Friday, March 1, 2019
How does a lifelong interest in cycling connect to a career in dentistry? For Dr. Ben Davis, dean of Dal's Faculty of Dentistry, it's all in the mechanics.