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In her new role advocating on behalf of Nova Scotian farmers, Carolyn Van Den Heuvel (Class of ’10) will aim to tackle key challenges faced by the industry today, including climate change, labour shortages and public trust.

Medical physicist Dr. James Robar was one of six 2021 Governor General’s Innovation Award recipients announced by the Rideau Hall Foundation in recognition for his work creating technology that improves the experience of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.

When COVID-19 case counts began to climb at the end of April, Stephen Abbott heeded the calls to go get tested — and, like many other Dal students, signed up to volunteer at a rapid-testing clinic.

Dal's Emera IDEA and Richard Murray Design buildings won first place worldwide in the 'Educational Facilities - New' category at ASHRAE's 2020-2021 Technology Awards, an international competition celebrating energy efficiency and sustainability in building design.

Ben Davis looks back on some of the highlights and difficulties of the past year, including his Faculty's role in developing evidence-based clinical protocols that have served as a foundation upon which many regulators across Canada have based their return-to-practice guidelines.