May 2017
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Â鶹´«Ã½ bolsters regional entrepreneurship with launch of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)‑Atlantic
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Rowe School of Business is partnering with University of Toronto and other leading national research-intensive universities to expand the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) with the announcement of CDL-Atlantic.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Game-changing research by Dr. Keith Brunt at Â鶹´«Ã½ Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) and Dr. Jeremy Simpson with the University of Guelph will revolutionize how doctors and other health professionals monitor heart patient symptoms related to breathing.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
As physicians across Canada familiarize themselves with new national guidelines for prescribing opioids—published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week—Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical School is preparing to launch new opioid-prescribing education programs.
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Monday, May 8, 2017
Young Nova Scotians of African descent have more opportunities than ever to learn about potential careers in health care, thanks to new camps Â鶹´«Ã½ is offering through its Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) initiative.
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Friday, May 5, 2017
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Arts Centre will become home to the first concert hall of its kind in Halifax, thanks to a generous $5-million donation from businessman and Holocaust survivor Morris Strug.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Â鶹´«Ã½ is honoured to join the Canada Council for the Arts in celebrating Dr. Ford Doolittle, professor emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, for his pioneering achievements in evolutionary biology.