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Alumni, Law, News, Senior Administration
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
An accomplished executive leader and long-serving member of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Board of Governors, Law alum Bob Hanf now steps into the role of Board chair, ready to support the university's goals and ambitions.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Changes to the way houses and other buildings are constructed could lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, writes Richard leBrasseur, an assistant professor of landscape architecture and director of Dal's Green Infrastructure Performance Lab.
Sports
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Keeping Tigers student-athletes healthy is a real team effort at Â鶹´«Ã½. Routed in the Â鶹´«Ã½ Physiotherapy Clinic (DPC), the Â鶹´«Ã½ Athletic Trainer Program (DATP) is where it all begins.
Alumni, Community & Culture
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Food researcher Cassie Hayward says it will take community support to address systemic gaps — and a crowd-funding campaign launching on Giving Tuesday (Dec.1) is aiming to raise $40,000 to boost student-led initiatives that assist students with healthy eating.
Student Life, Electrical and Computer Engineering, News, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Student Sierra Sparks is Oxford-bound as Â鶹´«Ã½'s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, set to further her studies in biomedical engineering while continuing to be a role model, community builder and inspiration to her peers.
Research, Science, Chemistry, News
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Monday, November 23, 2020
A recent study led by Dal researcher Mary Anne White answered a fundamental question concerning a basic property of carbon, discovering that our previous understanding of the relative stability of graphite and diamond had significant gaps.
Research, Management, Community & Culture
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Friday, November 20, 2020
With the reimagine NS project having released all five of its reports, one final panel event is set to discuss practical changes institutions, policymakers and individuals need to make in order to enrich the lives of Nova Scotians.
Student Life
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Friday, November 20, 2020
With just a few weeks left in the fall semester, many students recognize now is the time to buckle down and finish strong. Learn more about the many supports Dal offers to help students build solid study skills and habits.
News, Senior Administration
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
To mark International Education Week, in this edition of the President’s Corner column Dr. Saini highlights how Â鶹´«Ã½ is finding new ways to grow and expand its global connections even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alumni, Health Professions, Nursing
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Mary Ann Fickes (BScN ’55) has certainly seen a lot of change during her career. Now 88 years old, she recalls fondly her early days of nursing — including getting thrown into the deep end of a public health crisis similar to the one now posed by COVID-19.