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June 2019

Matt Reeder with photos by Nick Pearce  –  Research, Human Resources, News, Senior Administration
Friday, June 21, 2019
Members of the Dal community came together Wednesday afternoon at the second-annual Legacy Awards to recognize faculty and staff who have gone above-and-beyond in their work and in the community.
Ryan McNutt  –  Facilities Management, Medicine, Dentistry, Health Professions, News
Friday, June 21, 2019
Dalhousie’s Collaborative Health Education Building is the first building east of Ontario to receive the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification, a recognition announced at a special celebration event this week.
Matt Reeder  –  Computer Science
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Recognition for the success of the WeAreAllCS initiative has come fast and furious this year, with the latest honour being one of the President's Awards for the Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness.
Staff  –  Psychiatry, Commerce, International Development Studies, Pharmacology, Management, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Medicine
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
They help bring the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøstudent experience to life in the classroom and beyond. Get to know this year's recipients of Dalhousie's top awards for teaching, presented at this week's ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLegacy Awards.
Ryan McNutt  –  Architecture and Planning, News, Senior Administration
Monday, June 17, 2019
Joseli Macedo has worked as an architect, an urban planner and an academic across four continents and five countries. Now, she comes to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøready to lead the Faculty of Architecture and Planning.
Matt Reeder  –  News, Community & Culture
Friday, June 14, 2019
Next week, Dal recognizes the impressive achievements of faculty and staff from across the university at the second-annual ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLegacy Awards. Read the list of recipients and RSVP to attend Wednesday's free celebration event.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Oceans, Science, Agriculture, Oceans
Thursday, June 13, 2019
A team of Dal researchers has scanned the skeleton of a young blue whale, giving them a trove of data on the endangered marine giant and creating a unique virtual 3D model of the largest animal on the planet.
Melanie Jollymore  –  Student Life, Medicine, Community & Culture
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍømedical students delved into the difficulties that people with intellectual disabilities face when seeking health care, in a two-way information exchange facilitated through the medical school’s Service Learning Program.
Heather Aipperspach  –  Community & Culture, Science
Thursday, June 13, 2019
The Atlantic Science Links Association recognized the achievements of more than 35 junior high students at an awards ceremony at Dal last Saturday, presenting awards to top-scoring students who took part in the first Junior High Science Contest earlier this spring.
Lucas Mancini  –  Research, Health Professions, Social Work
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Forget mythic notions of "self help": true resilience in the face of hardship requires learning how to change one's environment, according to Social Work professor and author Michael Ungar.