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For July 26, 2018
Abraham Gesner: A Dalhousie Original
By the time Dr. Abraham Gesner (1797-1864) joined Dalhousie as a professor of natural history in 1863, he’d already worked his way through several careers, including physician, geologist and author, to name a few. But, perhaps most importantly, Dr. Gesner had invented kerosene in 1846. In doing so, he helped spur the development of the modern petroleum industry. Though he died not long after joining the university, his posthumous induction into the Order of New Brunswick in 2016 shows his impressive legacy continues to light the way to this day.
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Photo Essay: Hundreds visited Dal's Truro campus last week for its annual Community Day, featuring fun, hands-on activities for all ages to discover agriculture.
First launched at Dalhousie in 2014, the PLANS summer camp — which now reaches African Nova Scotian youth across the province — prepares high school students of African descent for postsecondary studies in the health professions.
Researchers from Dalhousie University, Global Fishing Watch and SkyTruth have mapped hot spots where fish catch is transferred between ships at sea — a groundbreaking new study with global implications for conservation and preventing illegal activity.
When Darren Porter obtained his commercial weir license eight years ago and set up shop in Bramber, Nova Scotia, he never thought he’d be at the centre of an international shark-tracking effort through the Dal-based Ocean Tracking Network.
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