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November 2015

Ryan McNutt  –  Architecture and Planning, Architecture, Planning, Community & Culture, Engineering
Friday, November 20, 2015
Students from across Sexton Campus have been spending their evenings this week in the basement of the Architecture Building, turning inspiration and collaboration into a vibrant display of colour for this Saturday’s event.
Matt Reeder  –  Student Life, Registrar, News
Friday, November 20, 2015
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ will have two study breaks in 2016/17 — one in November and one in February — as part of a larger overhaul of the university’s academic schedule.
Nick Wright  –  Research, Medicine, Community & Culture
Thursday, November 19, 2015
The AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Art Gallery teamed up with two Dal radiologists to try and solve some of the mysteries behind mummified Egyptian remains that have been in the university's possession for over 40 years.
Ryan McNutt and Miriam Breslow  –  Research, Management, Resource and Environmental Studies, Community & Culture
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Martha Crago (vice-president research) and Michelle Adams (School for Resource and Environmental Studies) were joined by 11 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ alumnae as honourees at this week's Progress Women of Excellence Awards.
Genevieve MacIntyre  –  Arts and Social Sciences, News
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Georgetown University's Marcia Chatelain delivered this year's MacKay History Lecture on teaching, classroom communities and social justice in the age of #BlackLivesMatter.
Cheryl Bell  –  Research, Dentistry
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Biofix Medical Technologies, a start-up company founded by Dentistry postdoc Caitlin Pierlot and her Dal colleagues, is the winner of the 2015 BioNova BioInnovation Challenge.
Paige Black  –  Research, Health Professions, Occupational Therapy
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
In a new book, Brenda Beagan of Dal's School of Occupational Therapy shares research into the relationship between gender and how we think about and choose our food.
Sports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Congratulations to men's basketball, women's swimming, and women's volleyball who have all made it to the top ten in the country for their sport.
Caroline Kerr  –  Health Professions, Occupational Therapy, Community & Culture
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tri-County Women’s Centre Executive Director Bernadette MacDonald delivered the School of Occupational Therapy's annual Kelly Bang Lecture last month. The event honours those whose research, practice, teaching and advocacy advances opportunities for women and marginalized adults.
Ryan McNutt  –  Facilities Management, Registrar, News
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Dal's new Campus Bookings website makes it easier for faculty and staff to book common pool spaces on campus and, for the first time, allows students to book select rooms for meetings or study sessions.