Today@Dal
News and events for Dal staff and faculty

For February 28, 2017

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Three Minute Thesis Competition

Come check out the 3MT Competition on March 1st. Preliminary heats run all day in the SUB room 303. Finals Thursday March 2nd 6:30pm in Tupper Theatre B.

Cheer on the Tigers at the U SPORTS Final 8 Men's Basketball National Championship

Join the Dal community on March 9 to cheer on the Tigers at their opening game of the 2017 U SPORTS Final 8 Men’s Basketball Championship in Halifax! Attend the pre-game pep rally and follow President Florizone and Tiger into the Scotiabank Centre and our Dalhousie Fan Zone seats.

Reminder ‑ 2016 Environmental Health and Safety Award ‑ Call for Nominations

The Dalhousie Environmental Health and Safety Committee is seeking nominations for the 2016 Annual Environmental Health and Safety Award.

Landon Mackenzie receives Governor General Award in Visual and Media Arts

Dalhousie Art Gallery is currently showing Parallel Journey: Works on Paper, an exhibition by Landon Mackenzie, who is among this year’s winners.

Skillsoft Online Learning Not Available March 4th

Skillsoft will perform an extended maintenance window on Saturday March 4, 2017. During this day Dalhousie Skillsoft Online Learning Courses will not be available.

Research Services Temporary Location

Moving Tuesday, February 28

Human Resources moving to Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB)

Effective Friday, March 3, the Human Resources teams located in Room 150, Henry Hicks Building, will move to the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB), 5th Floor, 5793 University Avenue.

Job Postings

Research Associate (Grant-Paid, Pediatrics); Research Assistant (Grant-Paid, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (Saint John)); Research Assistant (Canadian Center for Vaccinology (Antigonish)); Manager of Human Resources (Term, Facilities Management)

Faculty Posting ‑ Rowe School of Business

Three-year limited-term appointment in Management at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2017

Today on Dal News

Increasing capacity for innovation and discovery: Dal researchers receive CFI funding

Three Dal researchers in the Faculties of Science and Medicine are receving a total of $350,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

Forging pathways for African Nova Scotian youth

For more than a decade, the Dal-led Imhotep's Legacy Program has been helping youth like Dal Mechanical Engineering student Isaiah Reade discover possibilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Dal set for U Sports men's basketball Final 8

Dalhousie is this year's host of the U Sports Men's Basketball Final 8 in Halifax from March 9-12. Watch President Florizone and the Dal Tiger rally support, and learn how you can come out and cheer on the Tigers to a national championship.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Week ending Feb. 24‑26)

The Tigers women's track & field team won its 28th consecutive AUS championship title this weekend, while the men captured their 36th championship in the program's history. Also: results from the U Sports swimming championships, plus AUS volleyball and basketball showdowns.

G2 Athletes of the Week (Week ending Feb. 26)

Sarah Myatt (Track and Field), Phoebe Lenderyou (Swimming), and Mike Van Der Poel (Track and Field) are this week's Dalhousie G2 Athletes of the Week.

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