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June 2024

Andrew Riley  –  Research, Graduate Studies
Thursday, June 20, 2024
On the fence? Joe Bedard on why students and young professionals should take the plunge anyway.
Staff  –  News
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Ten teachers are celebrated with awards this year in a range of categories from academic innovation and graduate supervision to undergraduate student teaching and Dal’s top award, the Alumni Association Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, News, Community & Culture
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The Seven Feathers Crosswalk, or Lluiknek Pi'kunk Assokma'timk, provides safe passage for pedestrians and serves as a powerful symbol of the Seven Sacred Teachings and the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw people that Dal’s campuses sit upon.
Q. Casey  –  Research, Engineering
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Tech startup Drinkable Water Solutions leveraged various ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøprograms in its mission to transform consumer water testing with a handheld digital device that detects a wide range of toxic elements whose presence means the difference between safe and unsafe drinking water.
AnnMarie MacKinnon  –  Arts and Social Sciences, Political Science, History, DAL Magazine S24
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Fascinated by how people engage with history, Kriti Maini will graduate in Spring 2025 with a combined honours in political science and history.
Laura Eggertson  –  Medicine, Research
Monday, June 17, 2024
Dr. Jeanette Boudreau's research aims to mobilize natural killer cells to target hard-to-treat cancers, super-charging the immune system to recognize the signals these tumours emit and then destroy them.
Courtney Bragg  –  News, Community & Culture
Friday, June 14, 2024
Dal and the Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia host a fundraising event on campus later this month to help newcomers.
Kenneth Conrad  –  News, Science, Community & Culture
Thursday, June 13, 2024
The Atlantic Science Links Association’s second junior high science contest brought some of Nova Scotia’s brightest young scientific minds to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøcampus for a celebration of their achievements.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Research, Agriculture, International, News
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The Faculty of Agriculture and the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University are establishing a jointly run college in China that builds on more than 20 years of programming partnerships that have trained more than 1,000 students.
Matt Reeder  –  Student Life, Agriculture, Health Professions, Research, Oceans, Science, Office of Sustainability, News, Environment, Sustainability and Society
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøscaled new heights against nearly 2,000 other universities in this year's rankings, placing in the top 20 globally for its work in support of life below water, top 30 globally for zero hunger, and top 50 for life on land.