RESEARCH

Sable Island’s shifting landscape offers insights into global groundwater loss

Erosion, saltwater flooding and more frequent storms are taking a costly toll on Sable Island's fresh groundwater resources, with this reduction serving as a bellwether for small, densely populated islands worldwide.

Ask an expert: How can Nova Scotia grow and stay green?

Dr. Alana Westwood, assistant professor in the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, discusses what needs to change as Nova Scotia modernizes its environmental assessment process for major development projects such as highways and mines.

Dal displays high school art installations honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women

An art collection created by students at a Halifax high school to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people has found a temporary new home at Dalhousie thanks to a unique community partnership.

Four Dal alumni inducted into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame

Learn more about the four Dal alumni who are being celebrated this year for their contributions to improving agriculture in their own unique ways.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Oct. 16)

The Tigers hosted the Dr. Carolyn Savoy Memorial women’s basketball tournament, the soccer teams hosted their final home games of the season, and the hockey teams battled UNB & Moncton on the ice.

PepsiCo Athletes of the Week (Oct. 15)

Kaitlyn Clarke and Luke Berryman are this week's PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!

BIG ON SOCIAL LAST WEEK

Dalhousie placed 7th in 2024 Maclean’s University Rankings of Canada’s best Medical Doctoral universities

This year, Dalhousie placed in the top five among its cohort for six indicators — twice that of last year.

SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

The Senator Don Oliver Scholarship, created with a $1-million gift from friend and entrepreneur Wade Dawe, will provide financial support as well as access to mentoring advice to African Nova Scotian students.

On this week: Fountain School season opener

DalTheatre’s production of Will Eno’s Middletown brings an ensemble of final-year acting students together for a performance that shows just how profound day-to-day life in a small town can be.

New Sciographies episode: Listen now

This week on Sciographies, meet Dr. Michael Freund, whose research informs the design of energy storage technologies and whose work as director of Dalhousie’s Clean Technologies Research Institute helps facilitate studies on how build a more sustainable future.