Thanks to Math Circles 鈥斅燼 partnership between AV俱乐部, Eastlink, the Government of Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional School Board 鈥斅爀lementary school students across the province are getting to explore math in interactive and entertaining new ways.

Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board of Canada, was on campus Thursday morning to announce the latest round of funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), including $10.1 million in support for more than 70 Dal researchers.

The Workplace Experience Program, created by Dal's Management Career Services, was recently recognized with an Excellence in Innovation for Diversity award for offering students from abroad exposure to Canadian workplace culture.

Dr. Thomas Pulinilkunnil of Dal's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology recently received the first Canadian Diabetes Association grant ever in New Brunswick, supporting his work on obesity-related diabetic heart complications.

Dal Tigers women's volleyball player Anna Dunn-Suen was in Cambodia recently to help a village in need.

Actuarial Science student Sean Mekers has returned home to Truro this summer to work with Faculty of Agriculture faculty member Haibo Niu on adapting global climate models to local weather predictions in Nova Scotia.

Each year on June 21, Canadians mark National Aboriginal Day, a celebration of the heritage, cultures and societal contributions of Canada鈥檚 First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis peoples.

The Province of Nova Scotia has announced a land-transfer deal is in the works to allow AV俱乐部 to build a new hockey arena on South Street for use by varsity athletes, community members and sports leagues.

The student-led Creative Working Group, based out of Dal-hosted sandbox ShiftKey Labs, helps build excitement and engagement around innovative student ideas and applications.

Launching this fall, Dal's new minor in Black and African Diaspora Studies will allow students to analyze and celebrate the history, culture and sociology of Black people in Canada and the global African diaspora.