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Dal News Weekly

No. 528 | March 21, 2019

STUDENT LIFE

Building community, leading change: Meet this year's recipients of Dal's top student life achievement award

Student life at Dal is more than just an academic and social experience — for many students, it's about building a better world. Learn how this year's recipients of Dalhousie's Board of Governors' Award are doing just that.

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Discussing next steps on diversity and inclusion

Over 100 students and other Dal community members gathered Monday night in the Student Union Building’s McInnes Room for a discussion on diversity and inclusiveness, sharing ideas on where Dal should focus its efforts to ensure a more supportive university community.

Residence security program offers safety with a personal touch

Dalhousie’s Security Services team has taken a unique approach to improving safety in its student residences, launching a program providing residence staff and students with a security officer they can get to know.

Three‑peat for Dal AC students at national engineering competition

For the third year in a row, a team of four engineering students from Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture (Dal AC) claimed the top spot at the annual Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC).

Leaving Neverland: Why individual stories of abuse have more impact than statistics

The documentary "Leaving Neverland" demonstrates the identifiable victim effect: people are more willing to empathize with individual victims than with large statistics, writes Kevin Quigley (scholarly director, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance).

CRISPR gene editing: Why we need Slow Science

CRISPR gene editing should learn from the Slow Food movement, say Dal researchers Landon Getz and Graham Dellaire. Scientists must allow time for critical conversations and perfecting of techniques before rewriting the source code of humanity.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Mar. 15‑18)

Volleyballers take fourth at nationals while the Tigers curling teams held strong at the midway point of their national tournament.

MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week (Week ending Mar. 17)

Courtney Baker and Julie Moore (Volleyball) are this week's Dalhousie MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

Get to know the six outstanding students being recognized this week with Dal's Top Co-Op Student of the Year Award — and learn how their co-op experiences have helped take their eduation to new heights.

Read more: Reaching for the top: Dal's top co‑op students of the year

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A unique seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based companies, Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic is bringing together the best in the Atlantic region with the best in the world.

Read more: Taking talent and innovation to the next level

LEADERSHIP

From Dean of Engineering to the person responsible for overseeing Dal's vast, growing IT infrastructure, Josh Leon's career has been driven by the power and potential of new technology.

Read more: Meet the Leadership Team: Josh Leon, Assistant Vice‑President, Information Technology Services

DAL MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Dal Magazine is now available on campus and online, featuring a deep dive into future-focused research and a profile of JUNO Award winning alum Jeremy Dutcher. Read more at dalmag.dal.ca.

EVENTS

Keep up with what's happening on campus by checking out the Dalhousie Events Calendar.

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