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Community & Culture, Engineering
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
With two Sexton Campus streets in need of new names, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøis recognizing the legacies of Mathieu DaCosta, the first named African in Canada who served as an interpreter for French settlers, and Norma Eddy, the first woman to graduate from what is now the Faculty of Engineering.
Sports
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Soccer players Maya Venkatarman and Freddy Bekkers are this week's ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøMUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.
Research, English, Arts and Social Sciences, Law
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Elaine Craig (Law), Shauntay Grant (English) and Matthew Herder (Law/Pharmacology) are the latest Dal faculty members to be inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Research, News, Community & Culture
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Friday, September 6, 2019
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Research, News
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Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøresearchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Research, Community & Culture
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Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøPanel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøwho commissioned the founding of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
News
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Thursday, September 5, 2019
Dal Engineering student Chaz Garraway has joined with other Bahamians across Nova Scotia to collect aid for those devastated by Hurricane Dorian — the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the Bahamas.
Student Life
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Thursday, September 5, 2019
New to orientation this year, the Indigenous Student Centre has been hosting a week-long Indigenous Student Orientation to share knowledge, provide familiarity and build friendships through activities both on and off campus.
Student Life
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Two high school graduates from the Halifax region are this year’s Dal recipients of the Schulich Leader award, one of Canada’s most coveted undergraduate scholarships.
Research, Health Professions, Nursing
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.