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September 2016

Molly Marcott  –  Student Life, Community & Culture
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Nearly 200 Dal students spent their first Saturday of the school year volunteering with 14 different community organizations across Halifax.
Allison Gerrard  –  Research, Pharmacology, Industry Liaison and Innovation, Medicine
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Dal researchers have developed a drug aimed at preventing a rare genetic blinding disease known as "FEVR" that affects children from birth.
Allison Gerrard  –  Research, Industry Liaison and Innovation, Pharmacology, Medicine, News
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announces $3 million in funding to support Dr. Chris McMaster and his team in developing drug treatments for what are known as "orphan" or rare childhood diseases that impact thousands of Canadians.
Allison Gerrard and Genevieve MacIntyre, with Michele Charlton  –  Research, Psychiatry, Arts and Social Sciences, Medicine, Music, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Dal celebrates three new members of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists: John Archibald (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Jennifer Bain (Fountain School of Performing Arts) and Rudolf Uher (Psychiatry).
Michelle Thompson  –  Student Life, Mechanical Engineering, Agriculture, Engineering
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
With one Dal degree and an Engineering diploma under her belt, Brette Holland is bringing her passion for learning, sports and fitness from Truro to Halifax.
鶹ý Sports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Freddy Bekkers (Men's Soccer) and Amanda Bowles (Women's Soccer) are this week's 鶹ý G2 Athletes of the Week.
鶹ý Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, September 12, 2016
The Tigers opened the 2016-17 season with a trip to St. John's, N.L. to take on the Memorial Sea-Hawks in soccer action.
Tanis Trainor  –  Student Life
Friday, September 9, 2016
With five modules covering everything from academic readiness to consent and sexualized violence, 鶹ý’s new online orientation course provides first-year students with information to help them strive and succeed at university.
Matt Reeder  –  Student Life, Psychology, Science
Friday, September 9, 2016
New to Dal this fall, Qendresa Sahiti received a major TD Scholarship for Community Leadership in recognition of her humanitarian and sustainability efforts.
Craig Lang  –  Arts and Social Sciences, Theatre, Music, Community & Culture
Friday, September 9, 2016
The Fountain School of Performing Arts is participating in a Canadian concert series called ”Mysterious Barricades" bright and early Saturday morning (September 10) for World Suicide Prevention Day.