COMMUNITY IMPACT

Another side of Matt Burgar: Dal student does Dylan for mental health fundraiser

Matt Burgar has lived with a learning disability all his life, but it hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his studies or his passion for music. This Friday, the History student performs as Bob Dylan at the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia’s “A Different State of Mind” event, for which he’s raised $50,000.

New scholarship announced for PhD‑level research in FASS

At the year's first set of Cross-Current Seminars, Provost and Vice-President Academic Carolyn Watters announced the establishment of new Special Provost-Alumni Scholarships for PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

A blooming partnership to advance ocean research

With financial support from Irving Shipbuilding, the Dal-headquartered Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) has announced funding for nine research projects across Canada. One of them is Dal Biologist Julie LaRoche's study of plankton and algal blooms, which are crucial to ocean ecosystems.

Q&A: Meet Philip Shea, the new director of Dal's International Centre

Getting to know Philip Shea, new to Dalhousie and to Halifax, who has spent has spent 25 years working in higher education and international development around the world.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Feb 12‑14)

Check out how the Tigers fared this past weekend.

G2 Athletes of the Week (week ending Feb. 14)

Swimmers Phoebe Lenderyou and Gavin Dyke are the G2 Athletes of the Week.

DIVERSITY

A new bursary for English students, sparked by a grassroots fundraising by the department’s faculty and staff, is now inspiring other departments to launch similar efforts.

COMMUNITY

As one of the managers of the "Chinese Halifax" website, Mechanical Engineering master's student Moyang Zou is helping forge connections with Chinese students and immigrants.