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Dal News Weekly

No. 435 | June 03, 2021


Over the next few weeks, Dalhousie is proudly celebrating our graduating students and their incredible achievements.

Read on below for profiles of some of our amazing new grads, with more on the way in the weeks ahead. Sign our Class of 2021 virtual yearbook and make plans to stream our virtual Spring Convocation celebration live on Wednesday, June 9. Learn more at the Convocation website.

 

Grad profile: Discovering her passion

Before arriving in Canada from Ecuador to pursue her studies at Dalhousie, Bachelor of Computer Science student Daniela Tay Lee Sanchez never anticipated that four years later she would be graduating with a computer science degree.

Grad profile: Creating a community through Classics

When Zainab Syed came to Dalhousie in the fall of 2017, she originally planned to major in psychology. A course in Ancient Greek changed all that and led her to discover a whole new community as a Classics student.

Grad profiles: Double the passion for performance

Nigerian-born friends Emmanuel Solomon and Ogo-oluwa Sobukola traveled to Canada together to study music at Dal. As they graduate this spring, they do so having overcome many obstacles and with powerful memories in tow.

Grad profile: Building a future in architecture

Izzie Collier, a recent graduate of Dalhousie’s master of architecture program, plans to create a greener future through sustainable design.

 

Grad profile: Change for the community

Schulich School of Law graduate Dakota Bernard used his time at law school to advocate for Indigenous students and the community.

Grad profile: A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker

An asphalt technician, an award-winning pastry cook and more, Brittany MacLean has tried it all but has never felt more at home than she has in the Veterinary Technology program at Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture.

Grad profile: How a brother’s ordeal inspired a pediatric path

Nigerian-born Deji Ologbenla saw his younger brother suffer as the result of sickle cell anemia when growing up, an experience that motivated him to embark on the path to a career in medicine.

Grad profile: Shaping her future, one connection at a time

Bachelor of Management grad Taryn Faliszewski has used her entrepreneurial mindset and skills as a champion networker to build new relationships and shape her future.

More News

Temporary foreign workers in P.E.I. faced inadequate housing and overcrowding despite pandemic: study

Hundreds of workers arrived in Prince Edward Island from other countries after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic early in 2020 to fill positions in the agricultural and seafood processing sectors. A new report sheds light on whether adequate safeguards were put in place to shield them from COVID-19.

Stem cell research community drops 14‑day limit on human embryo research

In most countries, scientific research that uses human embryos has to halt after the 14th day. New guidelines recommend the public's input in extending the time period, writes Françoise Baylis.

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

President Saini joins people across the country in mourning the 215 sacred children whose remains were found at the site of the former Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Residential School and reiterates Dalhousie’s shared empathy and solidarity with Indigenous communities nationally experiencing the gravity of this loss.

Read more: President's Corner ‑ June 4, 2021

 

Fall Term info

Dal's COVID-19 hub has been updated with the latest information for students about the fall term. Learn more about courses, registration and supports at dal.ca/fall2021.

POWER UP

Jeff Dahn, Chongyin Yang and Michael Metzger will use millions in new funding to help advance their work on developing better batteries for electric vehicles and grid-energy storage.

Read more: Battery pioneers charge up with $6M NSERC Alliance Grant, the largest grant of its kind ever at Dal

ASK AN EXPERT

In recognition of Nova Scotia Access Awareness Week and Canada’s National AccessAbility Week, we spoke to the School of Planning's Mikiko Terashima about reimagining public spaces with accessibility in mind and the importance of awareness in removing barriers.

Read more: Ask an expert: Planning expert Mikiko Terashima on accessibility and community health

VACCINE MIXING

Dr. Chris Richardson, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, completed a pilot study that shows mixing two different COVID-19 vaccines can be highly effective in generating the neutralizing antibodies necessary to fight the communicable disease and boost immunity.

Read more: Ask an expert: Dr. Chris Richardson on pilot study that shows mixing vaccines can be highly effective in boosting immunity to COVID‑19

PETS OF DALHOUSIE

Take a look back at all the animals featured on Pets of Dalhousie over the past month.

Read more: The month in pets: May

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