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Dal News Weekly

No. 504 | September 27, 2018

RESEARCH

Armed with data: Unprecedented experiment with Canadian military provides new insights on right whales

To save the North Atlantic right whale, researchers need better data. That’s why Dalhousie's Whale Habitat and Listening Experiment (WHaLE) team brought together a number of federal agencies for a unique collaboration designed to collect the most multifaceted dataset to date about the endangered species.

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Show your Dal pride at Homecoming 2018

As Dalhousie celebrates the first Homecoming of its third century, there are more ways than ever to show your pride on campus and off. And thanks to a new partnership between Dal, police and the city this year, neighbourhood safety will be top of mind.

Dal 200 "pops" with enthusiasm

Last week, the Dal 200 team visited all four campuses to share info on upcoming Dal 200 events — with ice cream and prizes in tow, too!

Fashionable flavour for Dal 200

Nova Scotia artist Holly Carr has designed exclusive anniversary line featuring scarves, ties and other items — the first of which are now available from the Dalhousie Bookstore.

Rethinking perspectives on prison law

Legal experts from around the world shared their perspectives on issues of systemic racism in prisons and strategies for decarceration as part of the Schulich School of Law's Canadian Prison Law Conference last week.

Men's hockey season preview

The Tigers men’s hockey team is ready to make a statement in the very strong AUS conference this season.

Tigers Weekend Recap (week ending Sep. 23)

The men's soccer team swept the weekend, while hockey season is now underway and women's volleyball competed in the UQaM Invitational Tournament.

MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week

Alyssa Harding (volleyball) and Alex Knesaurek (soccer) are this week's Dalhousie MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.

DAL ORIGINALS

Trying to sum up Sylvia Hamilton with one title is near impossible; after all, she’s an award-winning filmmaker, writer, journalist, public speaker, poet and activist. But regardless of medium, she always encourages people to ask questions they’ve never asked before.

Video and story: Visit the Dalhousie Originals website

STUDENT LIFE

Hayam Mahmoud-Ahmed is helping develop a device to retrain muscles in individuals who've experienced a stroke. It's not what you might expect from a Neuroscience and Computer Science student — but it makes perfect sense as part of her journey into entrepreneurship.

Read more: Innovating to a degree

AG CAMPUS

The new Student Learning Commons on Dal's Agricultural Campus, which celebrates its grand opening this week, offers students a bright, exciting space to relax, to study and to socialize.

Read more: New Student Learning Commons a unique addition to Dal's Ag Campus

Events & more

- Have you signed up for the 5th Annual President’s Fun Run/Walk this Saturday? Join others in the Dal community in a run or walk spanning all three Halifax campuses. Full details and registration.

- For more events, visit the Dal Events Calendar.

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