Today@Dal
News and events for Dal staff and faculty

For October 12, 2021

Today@Dal

Do you need a first aid certification?

First aid courses are back.

Johnson Insurance ‑ win one of three Home Improvement Packages or $5000

Johnson Insurance contest open to Dal faculty and staff.

Virtual Study Skills Workshops (Halifax)

The Dalhousie Study Skills Program (Halifax Campuses) has virtual workshops aimed at helping students to become more effective learners.

Job postings

Payroll Assistant (Human Resources - internal posting); Administrative Assistant (Anesthesia, Pain Management & Periop Medicine); Research Associate (Mechanical Engineering).

Part‑time academic positions: Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences

Applications now accepted for HORT3008 and HORT2010, Winter 2022.

Today on Dal News

Dal's Mawio'mi returns: 'Campus could really use this kind of energy'

This Wednesday, Dalhousie's Studley Campus comes alive with the sights, sounds and smells of the 11th annual Mawio'mi — returning after a hiatus last year due to the pandemic.

Class of 2021: Fall grads toss confetti and pose for pics during parchment pickup

Students graduating this fall from Dalhousie were invited to a special in-person parchment pick-up last week hosted by the Registrar's Office.

How Canada compares to welfare states in COVID‑19 cases and deaths

When it came to managing the spread of COVID-19, Canada fared better than the United States and the United Kingdom, but worse than other welfare states like New Zealand and Japan, write Raluca Bejan and Kristina Nikolova.

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