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As a talent scout for NBA teams in the early 2000s, Masai Ujiri saw what a powerful positive impact basketball could have on young people in Africa and started a series of camps for kids. He and a recent alum of the program shared their experiences last week as part of an online symposium hosted by Dal's Dallaire Institute.

Growing up, Tim Bardouille had many hobbies, including music and judo. But it was his early fascination with technology and philosophy that sparked his desire to study physics — and which led him to a career in research focused on how best to capture and analyze brain signals. Learn more in this preview of the latest episode of the Sciographies podcast.

Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force has announced its support for a new SARS-CoV-2 study focused on aging Canadians, a population that has been shown to be at greatest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 disease. Dal's Susan Kirkland, head of the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, will be the study's co-principal investigator.

Today, on Treaty Day and the launch of Mi’kmaq History Month, Indigenous law scholar Constance MacIntosh explains treaty rights and how they connect to the recent launch of the Sipekne'katik First Nation’s lobster fishery.