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Dal News Weekly

No. 361 | November 19, 2015

COMMUNITY / STUDENT LIFE

Talent on parade: Dal students prep colourful contribution to Halifax's Holiday Parade of Lights

Students from across Sexton Campus have been spending their evenings this week in the basement of the Architecture Building, turning inspiration and collaboration into a vibrant display of colour for this Saturday’s event.

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Dal shines at the 2015 Discovery Awards

Dal researchers in Science and Medicine took home awards for Innovation, Professional of Distinction and Emerging Professional at last Thursday’s Discovery Awards, hosted by Halifax’s Discovery Centre. Chemistry’s Axel Becke was also inducted into the Science Hall of Fame.

“Be Counted”: Dalhousie Census to provide better understanding of the university community

All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to complete the new Dalhousie Census, which will provide Dalhousie with a better understanding of the fabric of its community to help inform decision-making across the university.

Dal approves fall study break, revamps academic term schedule

Dalhousie will have two study breaks in 2016/17 — one in November and one in February — as part of a larger overhaul of the university’s academic schedule.

Dalhousie's ancient patient

The Dalhousie Art Gallery teamed up with two Dal radiologists to try and solve some of the mysteries behind mummified Egyptian remains that have been in the university's possession for over 40 years.

Space available: A new room booking system for the Dal community

Dal's new Campus Bookings website makes it easier for faculty and staff to book common pool spaces on campus and, for the first time, allows students to book select rooms for meetings or study sessions.

Acquired tastes: Dal prof explores how gender infoms our food choices and discourses

In a new book, Brenda Beagan of Dal's School of Occupational Therapy shares research into the relationship between gender and how we think about and choose our food.

Marcia Chatelain talks #FergusonSyllabus at Dal

Georgetown University's Marcia Chatelain delivered this year's MacKay History Lecture on teaching, classroom communities and social justice in the age of #BlackLivesMatter.

Community activist inspires students at 2015 Kelly Bang Lecture

Tri-County Women’s Centre Executive Director Bernadette MacDonald delivered the School of Occupational Therapy's annual Kelly Bang Lecture last month. The event honours those whose research, practice, teaching and advocacy advances opportunities for women and marginalized adults.

Dalhousie names annual swim meet

The Dalhousie Invitational Swim meet has now been named the Kemp-Fry Invitational in honour of long-time coaches Nigel Kemp and David Fry.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Nov. 13‑15)

The Dalhousie Tigers had a very successful weekend, coming away with nine wins and only one loss across all teams.

G2 Athletes of the Week (week ending Nov. 15)

Cross Country Tigers Colleen Wilson and Matt McNeil are this week's Dalhousie G2 Athletes of the Week.

TOP POSTDOC

Jeremy Schmidt, who spent the past year as a Banting Fellow with Dalhousie's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, is the 2015 recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's Talent Award.

Read more: Liquid assets: Water ethics researcher receives top SSHRC postdoc prize

KNOW YOUR DAL

Some of the best architects and planners in the world have made their way through Dalhousie's halls, taking their place in the long tradition of excellence that shapes the Faculty of Architecture and Planning.

Read more: Know Your Dal: Architecture and Planning
Next week's profile: Science

KUDOS

Martha Crago (vice-president research) and Michelle Adams (School for Resource and Environmental Studies) were joined by 11 Dalhousie alumnae as honourees at this week's Progress Women of Excellence Awards.

Read more: Celebrating women of excellence

RESEARCH

Biofix Medical Technologies, a start-up company founded by Dentistry postdoc Caitlin Pierlot and her Dal colleagues, is the winner of the 2015 BioNova BioInnovation Challenge.

Read more: Developing an award‑winning cement to treat orthopedic patients

EVENTS

Have you stopped in and had your say at one of our 200th anniversary planning pop-up events? The fourth and final one in the series is scheduled for this coming Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tupper Link. More details.

For more upcoming events, visit the Dalhousie Events Calendar.

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