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December 2021

Staff  –  Agriculture, Research, Women In Research
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Hear from Dal alum and Christmas tree specialist Jay Woodworth about why Nova Scotia is known worldwide for the quality of its balsam fir trees and how the province has made huge strides in producing them.
Kelly Taylor
Monday, December 13, 2021
Here are all the 2021 Legacy Awards recipients for Dal faculty and staff, showcasing excellence in research, teaching, service and more.
Becca Rawcliffe  –  Computer Science, Research, Women In Research
Monday, December 13, 2021
Dal's Israat Haque, recipient of three separate awards in 2021 including an N2Women Rising Star in Computer Networking and Communications award, explores how digital networks function and how they might be improved to benefit personal and professional activities.
Mandy King  –  Student Life, News
Friday, December 10, 2021
With exam period getting underway this week, many students are ratcheting into high gear to finish the term strong. Hear from a few Dal students on how they handle the stress.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Social Work, Health Professions, News
Friday, December 10, 2021
Haorui Wu, a Canada Research Chair in Resilience and an assistant professor in Dalhousie’s School of Social Work, is exploring front-line retail workers' individual-work-family challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected their well-being.
Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry, Community & Culture
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Faculty of Dentistry prof Sachin Seth was a fan favourite in the 2018 Great Canadian Baking Show season. Now he’s back in the tent, pushing his skills to the limit on the 2021 Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show airing this Sunday.
Alix Bruch  –  Law, Management, News
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Experts at a recent workshop co-hosted by Dal's MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance and Health Law Institute discussed the power of public policy to change lives, but only if lived experiences are incorporated into the conversation.
Erin Elaine Casey  –  Agriculture, Management, News
Thursday, December 9, 2021
It’s not your imagination. Food prices in Canada are going up — again. Canada’s Food Price Report 2022, an annual cross-country collaboration jointly released by long-time research partners Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph, predicts higher costs for the year ahead, but also more consumer choice.
Miles Anderson  –  News, Community & Culture
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
The Dal-based not-for-profit group that focuses on promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to Canadian youth received the ‘Shaping the Future' award at Digital Nova Scotia’s annual diversity awards last month.
Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry, Senior Administration
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
The Faculty's Strategic Plan for 2021-2026, released this fall, provides a comprehensive guide for the next five years — one informed by extensive consultations with internal and external stakeholders over the past year and a half.