INDIGENOUS CONNECTION

Crosswalk installed on Dal’s Truro campus embodies Indigenous teachings

The Seven Feathers Crosswalk, or Lluiknek Pi'kunk Assokma'timk, provides safe passage for pedestrians and serves as a powerful symbol of the Seven Sacred Teachings and the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw people that Dal’s campuses sit upon.

Leading the way: Dal’s 2024 university wide teaching award winners exemplify excellence in higher ed

Ten teachers are celebrated with awards this year in a range of categories from academic innovation and graduate supervision to undergraduate student teaching and Dal’s top award, the Alumni Association Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching.

Channeling the power of natural killer cells to beat cancer

Dr. Jeanette Boudreau's research aims to mobilize natural killer cells to target hard-to-treat cancers, super-charging the immune system to recognize the signals these tumours emit and then destroy them.

Last year’s Falling Walls Lab winner makes his pitch for why you should sign up for the competition

On the fence? Joe Bedard on why students and young professionals should take the plunge anyway.

How the Middle Ages are being revisited through Indigenous perspectives

Indigenous and critical race approaches to narratives of the Middle Ages help reveal more accurate histories, and combat the misuses of ‘the medieval’ for hate.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Impact Rankings 2024: Dalhousie ranks 65th globally for tackling some of the world's biggest issues

Dalhousie scaled new heights against nearly 2,000 other universities in this year's rankings, placing in the top 20 globally for its work in support of life below water, top 30 globally for zero hunger, and top 50 for life on land.

WHERE IDEAS MEET IMPACT

Tech startup Drinkable Water Solutions leveraged various Dalhousie programs in its mission to transform consumer water testing with a handheld digital device that detects a wide range of toxic elements whose presence means the difference between safe and unsafe drinking water.

AQUATRON AT 50

Kelp provides habitats for marine creatures and increasingly serves as an important food source globally. Learn how Dal researchers are using Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility to transform how this brown algae is grown.