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Researchers from Dalhousie and Nova Scotia Health have developed a new way of disinfecting N95 masks — a key piece of professional PPE (personal protective equipment) to protect against COVID-19 in fields such as health care. The method: ultraviolet light.

Dr. Joanne Langley, professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology, has been named co-lead of the Government of Canada's COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, helping advise the government on supporting vaccine research and ensuring Canadian leadership in vaccine development and access to safe and effective products.

Dal and community voices shared perspectives on racism and its impacts on mental health in a virtual forum last week, the third in a series exploring topics related to systemic racism.

The program, launched by the Faculty of Management, will provide financial aid, paid work experience and personalized academic and career mentoring to Black and Indigenous students, with a preference for African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaq students and additional priority given to first-generation university students from low-income backgrounds.

Pride as we know it today looks a lot different than when it first emerged back in the late 1960s as a protest for equality and recognition. Professor Matt Numer sheds light on the history of Pride and why it is still so important to celebrate today.