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April 2023

Kate Rogers  –  Medicine, News, Community & Culture
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
A new admissions pathway recently announced by Dalhousie Medical School aims to diversify the health-care workforce by adjusting admission processes to be more equitable for Black learners.
Colin McCormick  –  Science, Community & Culture
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
With most social media users logging in at least once a day, and one-third of teens using these apps almost constantly, it raises the issue of whether social media is hurting our attention abilities.
Theresa Anne Salah  –  Engineering, Community & Culture
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
A team of Dal Engineering students partnered with the Lifesaving Society's Nova Scotia chapter to design a device that could further help prevent fatal drownings at one of Canada's most iconic tourist attractions.
Ariel Mackenzie  –  Research, Management
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Rowe School of Business Visiting Scholar Camilo Botero specializes in coastal scenery evaluation. This summer, he plans to explore some of Nova Scotia's 7,500 kilometres of coastline to figure out how the province can improve beach experiences and boost tourism.
Kenneth Conrad  –  News, Physics and Atmospheric Science, Science
Monday, April 10, 2023
Dalhousie researchers have been tapped by the federal government to help develop a tool that's key to Canada’s National Quantum Strategy, a plan designed to fuel a boom in quantum technology that could revolutionize everything from manufacturing and medicine to finance and cybersecurity.
Kenneth Conrad  –  News, Science
Thursday, April 6, 2023
A leader in environmentally focused education for nearly 50 years, Dalhousie’s School for Resource and Environmental Studies began a new era in April 2023 by joining the Faculty of Science.
Connor Dalton  –  Student Life, Management, News
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Anik Ahmed, a third-year commerce student from Bangladesh, was one of eight students in Atlantic Canada to win the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies this year.
Mia Samardzic  –  Science, Law, News, Graduate Studies
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Doctoral graduates Adebayo Majekolagbe from the Schulich School of Law and Suchinta Arif from the Department of Biology have been selected as the recipients of the 2023 Dalhousie Doctoral Thesis Awards for their dissertations on ecological issues.
Matt Reeder  –  Facilities Management, Community & Culture
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Two of the Dal community’s top leaders each donned a chef's coat for a unique culinary contest at the Shirreff Dining Hall last Wednesday.
Dalhousie Sports Information  –  Sports
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Dalhousie University’s Department of Athletics recognized inspirational athletes, committed coaches and incredible volunteers at the 68th Annual Black and Gold Athletic Awards Banquet.