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Dal News Weekly

No. 505 | October 13, 2022

CELEBRATING SERVICE

Milestones tea ceremony celebrates contributions of long‑serving faculty and staff

Dalhousie held its first Milestones Tea ceremony in years late last month to honour the contributions of more than 60 faculty and staff who reached 25, 35 or 45 years of service to the university in 2020.

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This Dal researcher helped Nova Scotia supersize its wild blueberry industry

Dr. David Percival has been at the centre of wild blueberry research and collaboration in Nova Scotia for close to three decades, resulting in a quadrupling of annual production in the province. This fall, he is one of three finalists for Research Nova Scotia's Public Impact Award.

Dalhousie maintains top 20 per cent showing in THE World University Rankings

This year's ranking places Dal at 301-350 out of a pool of 1,799 global universities.

Happily ever after? Tradition fights novelty in first Fountain School show of the season

A wedding, a battle, and lots of sexual innuendo: See scenes from The Tamer Tamed, running Tuesday through Saturday this week.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Oct. 10)

This weekend saw the hockey teams both host their home openers and the women's soccer team beat the Aigles Bleues 6-0.

 

Culture, colour and community on display at campus Mawio'mi

Explore scenes from Dal's 12th annual Mawio'mi, part of the university's Mi'kmaq History Month celebrations.

NOCTURNE 2022 ARTS FESTIVAL

Learn more about two free Dal projects on display this weekend as part of Halifax's annual city-wide art festival, now in its 15th year.

Read more: Body matters, built environments: Two Dal projects to be showcased at Nocturne 2022 arts festival

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

She Did, So Now I Can, this October's theme for Women's History Month, acknowledges the power strong female role models have in influencing and inspiring future generations of women.

Read more: As Women's History Month turns 30, a look at five women who disrupted the status quo

ATHLETICS

Two cross country athletes selected as the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week.

Read more: PepsiCo Athlete of the Week (Oct. 10)

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