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Dal News Weekly

No. 456 | October 28, 2021

CAMPUS LORE

The spectre of Shirreff Hall: Meet Penelope, Dal's most famous ghost

Strange sounds, unexplained happenings and a woman in a blue dress who appears and disappears at whim — just spooky stories, or is Dalhousie's oldest student residence actually haunted? A closer look at the university’s most famous piece of frightening folklore.

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Updated African Nova Scotia strategy gets close‑up at in‑person event

With dozens of recommendations, Dalhousie’s updated African Nova Scotian strategy offers the university’s most robust approach ever to increasing support for ANS students, staff and faculty.

Dal Tigers announce a record 186 Academic All‑Canadians

More Dalhousie student-athletes achieved U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status during the 2020-21 season than ever before. "We are so proud of the leadership and engaged citizenship they demonstrate," says Dal President Deep Saini.

World‑renowned scholar to explore slavery and reparations in keynote ahead of landmark conference

Sir Hilary Beckles will offer reflections during a talk next week as part of a pre-conference event — Slavery and Reparations: African Nova Scotia, Canada and Beyond — to help set the stage for the 2023 Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference in Halifax.

Dal bioethicist named to committee that will shape global summit and discussion on human genome editing

Françoise Baylis has been named to a prestigious multidisciplinary committee that will plan the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing being held in London next year.

What does it mean to be happy during troubled times? Upcoming symposium explores some possible answers

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences hosts the 2021 MacKay Symposium, 'Happiness in Troubled Times,' this Friday, bringing arts and social sciences experts together to share different perspectives on wellbeing and how it is shaped by society, culture and history.

Women’s History Month 2021: Chemical engineer Amyl Ghanem on being a woman working in her field

This October, as part of our coverage of Women's History Month in Canada, we ask a few of Dalhousie's many amazing researchers to reflect on their experiences as women working across a range of different fields.

Parasitic wasps turn other insects into ‘zombies,’ saving millions of humans along the way

Parasitic wasps are body-snatchers — if you’re an insect. But these much-maligned creatures have saved millions of human lives by controlling the spread of the cassava mealybug, write Shelley Adamo and Dylan Miller.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Oct. 22‑24)

Busy weekend of mostly away action for the Tigers.

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

In this week's column, Dr. Saini discusses how committed and generous support — from within the university and beyond — helps enable the success of Dalhousie's students.

Read more: President's Corner ‑ October 29, 2021

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

A graduate student advisory council has been established to help build Dalhousie's new BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, a program that connects students of colour with mentors of colour.

Read more: Bridging the mentorship gap for BIPOC grad students

SCIOGRAPHIES

This week on the final podcast episode of Sciographies this season, meet Katja Fennel, a Killam Professor and chair of the Department of Oceanography at Dal.

Read more: Meet Katja Fennel, oceanographer

INNOVATION

A Dal-based big data research platform has joined forces with an influential local marine technology accelerator to launch a new event series next month that challenges students to put ocean data to work in solving real-world problems.

Read more: Ocean data problem‑solving series launches with Halifax commuter ferry challenge

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

The Women in Leadership Dinner returns after a one-year hiatus with special guest speaker Candace L. Thomas, deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general for the Province of Nova Scotia.

Read more: Women in Leadership Dinner presented by RBC

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