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Dal News Weekly

No. 269 | February 06, 2014

RESEARCH

Down to the DNA

NSERC recognizes Dal's Ford Doolittle with its top award, celebrating a career that has challenged our understanding of the very building blocks of life.

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The political Olympics

With the Sochi Olympics shaping up to be one of the more controversial in recent memory, we talk to Dal's David Black -- an expert in the politics of mega-sporting events -- about the implications for both Russia and the world.

The legacy of George Munro

The man after whom Dal's February holiday is named is part of a tradition of generosity to Dalhousie that continues through today.

Ultra‑small ultrasounds

Dal student's award-winning research allows scientists and researchers to image smaller objects, including tiny animals, using ultrasound technology.

James Profit: At home in the water

Second-year swimmer James Profit already has three AUS gold medals to his name, and the future looks bright for the Charlottetown native.

Link 2.0: A weekend of student action

Last month's LINK event brought together student leaders from across campus to explore ideas for improving the university and its community.

A magnificent musicale

Music students and the Dal Alumni Association's Women's Division teamed up for an evening of song and performance.

Karen Moore retires after 30 years

After 30 years with the Tigers, the director of varsity athletics has retired.

Tigers weekend recap (Jan 31‑Feb 2)

It was a wild weekend for the men’s hockey team, while the men’s basketball team put an end to their losing ways in a costly victory, with two players leaving the game with serious injuries.

Athletes of the Week (ending Feb. 2)

Basketball players Courtney Thompson and Ritchie Kanza Mata are this week's Dalhousie G2 Athletes of the Week.

SUSTAINABILITY

In this year's showdown between residences -- the first to include the Agricultural Campus -- students can track their houses' energy and water savings online, in real time.

Read more: Energy‑saving "Ecolympians" set for competition

MUSIC AND THEATRE

 
It's a busy week at the Dalhousie Arts Centre, with the Dalhousie Opera Workshop's Cinderella and DalTheatre's The Good Soul of Szechuan both hitting the stage.
Opera: A Cinderella story

AGRICULTURE

This Saturday, more than 20 teams from Canada and the northeastern United States will descend on the Agricultural Campus to vie for the title at the 29th Annual Rick Russell Woodsmen Competition. Learn more.

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