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December 2017

Matt Reeder  –  Student Life, Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
This year, the bulk of Hanukkah falls during the university semester at Dal, and some students such as Liane Cloutier are carving time out of their busy exam schedules to celebrate the festive Jewish holiday.
Elissa Barnard  –  Student Life, Research, Medicine, Graduate Studies
Monday, December 11, 2017
Simon Gebremeskel, a Dal PhD candidate helping illuminate how the immune system fights cancer, is part of a select group of grad students from around the world nominated to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany next year.
Kim Humes  –  Student Life, Management, Arts and Social Sciences, Commerce, Music
Monday, December 11, 2017
Pursuing two master's degrees at once would be a daunting task for most. But for Becky Shaw, completing degrees in Library & Information Studies and Musicology concurrently was a perfect fit.
Bruce Bottomley photos, bios provided  –  Student Life, Engineering, Community & Culture
Friday, December 8, 2017
On the 28th anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at École Polytechnique, a new set of awards — each in honour of one of the 14 victims — celebrate women studying Engineering who are making a difference in the classroom and in their communities.
Molly Marcott  –  Health Professions, News, Nursing
Friday, December 8, 2017
Nursing professor Lisa Goldberg’s efforts to create inclusive and positive learning spaces for students earned her Dal’s award for Excellence in Education for Diversity this year
Staff
Friday, December 8, 2017
Highlights of presentations and decisions from the November 27, 2017 meeting of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Senate.
Staff  –  Law, Agriculture, Dal 200
Friday, December 8, 2017
Learn more about some of the exceptional students seen across campus on Dal’s 200th anniversary banners. Get to know Michael Coady (Law) and Cheyenne MacDonald (Plant Science).
Staff  –  News
Friday, December 8, 2017
Highlights of decisions and presentations from the November 29, 2017 meeting of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Board of Governors.
Jane Doucet  –  Student Life, Law, Community & Culture
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Advocacy can be a long game with infrequent tangible results. But for Schulich School of Law Pro Bono student volunteers, working with alumnus Mark Knox, the International Transfer Project reveals the real-life difference that powerful advocacy can make.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Student Life, Arts and Social Sciences, Theatre
Thursday, December 7, 2017
For third-year Acting student Maeghan Taverner, her Dal experience has been about more than discovering her voice — it's about discovering what she can do with it.