GRAD STUDIES

Dal's annual battle of brains and brevity set for next week

From video game addiction to vampire fears, 3 Minute Thesis gives the Halifax community a way to discover groundbreaking research from Dal graduate students — before it changes the world. Get to know just some of this year's contestants.

From salary to pension: Why "total compensation" matters to Dal and its employees

How does Dal's pension plan work? What are health spending accounts? We asked Ken MacDermid with Dal Human Resources for answers to these and other commonly asked questions about salaries, benefits and pension at Dalhousie.

Public forums showcase perspectives on Dal’s draft operating budget

Dal's Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) hosted two budget forums this week, engaging the Dal community in discussions around recommendations for the 2020-21 operating budget.

Affordable housing: It's not just a big city problem anymore

In Atlantic Canada, leaders must avoid the mistakes made in the country’s largest cities where people are being pushed out due to high housing prices, write researchers Howard Ramos and Emma Kay.

Women's rights as human rights: Understanding the struggle for equality

Researcher and human rights lawyer Mariana Pradini Assis, a postdoctoral fellow in Harm Reduction as Public Policy at the Health Law Institute, gave a glimpse into the evolution of feminism during a Mini Law School lecture in the Schulich School of Law last week.

Basketballers recognized nationally

Rick Plato has become the first Dal men's basketball coach to be named U Sports' coach of the year. Third-year guard Keevan Veinot, AUS MVP, was also named a first-time national all-star.

MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week (week ending Mar. 9)

Courtney Baker (volleyball) and Alex Carson (basketball) are this week's MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week

CHAMPIONS!

Tigers men's basketball and women's volleyball teams win AUS Championships — the eighth in a row in women's volleyball and the fifth in six years for men's basketball.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

With their new book, two Dal students are doing more than shining a light on women in Nova Scotia politics. Thanks to a fundraising campaign, they're also aiming to help their fellow students as well.