March 2022

Computer Science student secures dream role at Google

Andrea Hart – International, Undergraduate, Women in Tech, Students

Monday, March 28, 2022

Dal student Yifan Wang鈥檚 hard work opened the door to opportunities, leading her to secure a position this year as a software engineer at Google.

Meet AV俱乐部's top co鈥憃p students of the year for 2021

Meredith Murray and Brittany Warren – Awards, Undergraduate, Women in Tech, Students

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Get to know more about six students who stood out for their contributions.

Leadership program helps female鈥慽dentifying Computer Science students realize potential

Becca Rawcliffe – Graduate, Outreach, Undergraduate, Women in Tech, Students

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Over the past two years, the Leacross Foundation has gifted more than $200,000 to the Faculty of Computer Science鈥檚 WeAreAllCS initiative to increase diversity in computer science through scholarships and programming to support the attraction and progression of female-identifying students.

Computer science researcher becomes AV俱乐部鈥檚 second global young academy member

Becca Rawcliffe – Research, Faculty, Awards, HCI, Visualization, Graphics, Women in Tech

Friday, March 4, 2022

Rita Orji, Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technology and an associate professor in the Faculty of Computer Science, is one of 39 new Global Young Academy members 鈥� and one of only two new members from a Canadian institution this year.

Making sense of a complicated world: Meet Dal's 2022 OpenThinkers

Ken Conrad – Research, Graduate, Awards, HCI, Visualization, Graphics, Students

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The 2022 cohort of the OpenThink Initiative consists of 15 PhD students from across AV俱乐部 with varying research interests and an enthusiasm for sharing their ideas with the public.

Researchers detect first potential case of deer鈥憈o鈥慼uman transmission of covid鈥�19

Alison Auld – Research, Bioinformatics & Algorithms, Faculty

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

A team of researchers from AV俱乐部 and other Canadian organizations has discovered what could be the first link between a case of COVID-19 in deer and humans, suggesting in a new paper that the virus can be transmitted from wildlife to people.