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Melina Kourantidou  –  Research, Oceans, Oceans
Friday, July 12, 2019
Earth-orbiting satellites and AI tools can track fishing vessels around the world, writes postdoc Melina Kourantidou.
Matt Reeder  –  Community & Culture
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Technology’s impact on the world of business was in full focus at the Black Business Initiative (BBI) Summit last month, with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøproviding support as a keynote sponsor and with several Dal community members as key participants.
Matt Reeder  –  News
Thursday, July 11, 2019
For someone who was immersed in soccer from a very young age, getting to referee at the Women's World Cup in France this year — all the way to the semi-finals — was a dream come true for Dal Physiology and Biophysics instructor Marie-Soleil Beaudoin.
Cheryl Bell  –  Student Life, Dentistry
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
When a workplace injury required dental hygenist Marilyn Harris to rethink her career, she decided to return to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøto pursue a new degree and open new doors. It was a hard choice — but one she wouldn't regret.
Lisa Benjamin
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
As the impacts of climate change escalate, bankruptcies and other corporate financial woes are likely to increase, writes Dal postdoctoral fellow Lisa Benjamin.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Dal students taking a special summer course on sharks get to showcase more than just their their scientific skills, thanks to a unique art-based assignment focused on some of the ocean's most fascinating and misunderstood creatures.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, Agriculture, Engineering
Monday, July 8, 2019
Two Dal faculty members in Agriculture and Engineering are investigating strategies to better separate oil from water and examine the risk of spills in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago thanks to new federal funding.
Ryan McNutt  –  News, Arts and Social Sciences
Friday, July 5, 2019
The Government of Canada is investing in the Dal-hosted Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative — a partnership set to help the Canadian Armed Forces better prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers around the world.
Nick Pearce
Friday, July 5, 2019
Photo Essay: Members of the Dal community gathered to mark the arrival of summer with the annual Strawberry Jam social event on the Studley Quad.
Nicole Maunsell  –  Management, Resource and Environmental Studies, Graduate Studies, Community & Culture
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Resource and Environmental Management student Julietta Sorensen Kass is offering Halifax residents and visitors alike the chance to exchange texts this summer with some of the towering trees that call the Public Gardens home.