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One of Dalhousie’s own has become a Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) Fellow, one of the highest honours for members of the country’s health sciences community.

Hal Whitehead’s path to becoming a marine biologist wasn’t cut and dry. But it’s taken him deep under the waves to learn how whales behave and communicate with each other. Learn more in this preview of this week’s episode of the Sciographies podcast.

Troy Ryan assumed the role of head coach of the Dalhousie Tigers women’s hockey team in July fully understanding the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead — from the COVID-19 pandemic to beyond.

Making adjustments is certainly nothing new for a coach — they’re always looking for ways to improve performance and put more ticks in the win column. But the onset of COVID-19 has certainly brought along a number of new and unique situations for Dal Tigers coaches.

Canada's minister of national defence and the president of the Toronto Raptors will join retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire and others passionate about preventing the recruitment and use of children in violence in a global symposium online next week.

A new economics study led by researchers at Dalhousie and the Shandong University of Finance and Economics in China offers fresh insight into how fossil fuel prices affect employment patterns.

Travis McDonough (BScK’94) CEO and founder of Kinduct Technologies Inc. — a Halifax-based athletic performance tracking software company that works with dozens of professional sports franchises — has announced the sale of Kinduct to Silicon Valley tech company mCube.

As he nears the start of his own independent practice, Dr. Henry Annan is taking time away from his residency to study public policy at Oxford University, funded by the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for future leaders.

The acclaimed sitcom Schitt's Creek, co-created by Dal honorary degree holder Eugene Levy and starring alum Sarah Levy, swept to a record-breaking seven wins in the comedy category at Sunday’s Emmy Awards.

At a time when many Canadian provinces are facing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Atlantic Canada has garnered national attention for its ability to stave off any major new increases — thanks, in part, to more robust regional border controls. Political Science's Ruben Zaiotti explains some of the drawbacks of this approach and how it might be relaxed.