News Archive

In the second profile in our series highlighting the five Reimagine NS reports, we hear from the authors behind "Support and Protect" on their work examining the provincial government's responses to recent crises and the six areas in need of improvement to better protect and support Nova Scotians.

An international study led by Manuel Helbig in Dal’s Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science has shown how conservation and restoration of boreal peatlands could be an important tool to mitigate climate change impacts in the north.

Leanne Stevens in Psychology worked with colleagues this year to design an open, free, downloadable textbook to replace the costly ones typically used in introductory psychology courses.

Pregnant women are at increased risk for serious COVID-19 complications and should be a high-priority group for vaccination, writes Dal researcher Françoise Baylis and her colleague Angela Ballantyne. Excluding them from vaccine trials puts them and their offspring at risk.

A long-time employee with Dal's Management Career Services, Ayşe Dai-Gammon graduates this week after finishing her last three MBA courses entirely online during the pandemic lockdown — a situation she says offered an opportunity to build special connections.

Mark Stradiotto's first interest in metal was more of the "hair metal" variety. On this week's episode of the Sciographies podcast, hear how his work as a chemist is helping bind metals together in new and innovative ways.

Ella MacDonald is one of only seven young Canadian performing artists this year to receive a developing artist grant from Hnatyshyn Foundation. The award is recognition of her achievements as an emerging talent both on and off the stage.

For its latest episode, Sciographies teamed up with Dalhousie’s Open Dialogue Live to bring viewers a special alumni edition of the podcast featuring the inspiring story of former NASA astronaut, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan (PhD’78, Earth Sciences), the first American woman to walk in space and the first woman to travel to the deepest part of the ocean.

The creativity of the students and faculty of Dal's Fountain School of Performing Arts gets a spotlight showcase this week, with the school's first-ever digital theatrical performance. Concord Floral streams online this week — live, worldwide, and free for everyone.

The success of Healthy Stores 2020 — a real-world community trial in remote Indigenous Australia to study the effect of restricting merchandising of unhealthy products on sales — owes much to Dal’s Catherine Mah as one of the study’s chief investigators.