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Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, Dal 200
Friday, May 19, 2017
Toward 200: For Dal's 200th, the university's newest faculty will host activities through the year that highlight connection to agriculture, to wellness and to the food we eat.
Matt Reeder  –  Management, Commerce, News, Community & Culture
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Canada's top startup accelerator, the Toronto-based Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), is joining forces with Dalhousie's Rowe School of Business to launch a new branch of its program in Atlantic Canada, helping new ventures develop into high-growth companies.
Erinor Jacob-Levine  –  Medicine, Pharmacology, Research
Thursday, May 18, 2017
ϳԹMedicine New Brunswick faculty member Dr. Keith Brunt, together with a colleague at the University of Guelph, has identified the cause of shortness of breath, or “air-hunger,” in heart patients.
Cheryl Bell  –  Student Life, Dentistry, Dental Hygiene
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Student leaders from Dal's Dentistry and Dental Hygiene programs hosted an open house earlier this month to launch the Dentistry Building’s renovated student lounge — a space meant to welcome and invite a diverse range of students.
ϳԹSports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Bridgewater, N.S. native Courtney Baker has been selected to Canada's senior national team program after a five-day tryout in Richmond, B.C. Over 60 athletes from U SPORTS, NCAA and professional leagues attended the tryout which saw Baker rise to the top.
ϳԹSports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
ϳԹwomen’s basketball head coach Anna Stammberger is pleased to announce the commitment of Ariel Provo to the 2017-18 lineup.
Michele Charlton & Patti Lewis  –  Research, Oceans, Oceans
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Dal scientists and a unique mobile laboratory are participating in a cross-Canada voyage via the Northwest Passage in celebration of Canada's 150th.
Michele Charlton, Laura Hynes Jenkins, Rebecca Rawcliffe and Nicole LeBlanc  –  Psychiatry, Anesthesia, Health Professions, Physics and Atmospheric Science, Research, Computer Science, Science, Medicine, Psychology
Friday, May 12, 2017
ϳԹwelcomes four new Canada Research Chairs studying topics such as pain, Indigenous health, data visualization, and addictions and mental health. Two existing chairs (in advanced batteries and psychiatry) have also been renewed.
Michele Charlton  –  Student Life, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Medicine, Health Professions
Friday, May 12, 2017
Six ϳԹstudents are soon departing for Tanzania and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to spend the summer working on innovative research projects with local organizations.
Emma Geldart  –  Agriculture, Student Life
Friday, May 12, 2017
Kelsey Torak wanted to be a veterinarian from the age of 5, but it wasn’t until she discovered Aquaculture studies at Dal that she found her career path.