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Ryan McNutt  –  Dal 200, Community & Culture
Friday, March 17, 2017
For Dal's 200th, the Fountain School of Performing Arts is inviting professional Canadian composers to submit compositions for brass quintet as it seeks a new piece of celebratory music for AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ — one that would be debuted at the Bicentennial Address and hopefully become part of future convocation ceremonies.
Melanie Jollymore  –  Medicine, Health Professions, Dentistry, Community & Culture
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Students in nine different professional programs spanning Dal's Faculties of Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry are providing health education, navigation assistance and clinical care to vulnerably housed and homeless people in Halifax through a new initiative called HOPES.
Miriam Breslow  –  Management, News, Community & Culture
Thursday, March 16, 2017
A partnership between AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Faculty of Management and the Government of Nunavut is set to help members of Nunavut's public service advance their leadership skills.
Graeme Gunn  –  Student Life, Student Services, News
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Get to know Heather Doyle, who as senior advisor, student success, collaborates with faculty and staff across the university to help students achieve their goals — in and out of the classroom.
Matt Reeder  –  Health Professions, Social Work, News
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
As part of International Women's Week, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ hosted an in-depth conversation with Dal professor, social worker and Canadian senator Wanda Thomas Bernard.
Theresa Anne Salah  –  Student Life, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Civil and Resource Engineering
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Two Faculty of Engineering students are being celebrated for major awards this month: Cathleen Lupien is the first Canadian to receive the Kelly Services Inc. Future Engineers Scholarship, while PhD student Ph.D. student Zohrehsadat Asaee has been awarded the Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, Student Life, Engineering
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
With LEGO, a rover and team spirit, a student team from the Faculty of Agriculture won the Junior Design category at this year’s Canadian Engineering Competition.
Mike Still  –  Sports
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The Tigers women’s volleyball team heads to nationals after one of the best seasons in recent memory.
Zoe Bell  –  Health Professions, Community & Culture
Monday, March 13, 2017
The Invictus Games offers a unique opportunity to support soldiers and their families and enable research on the impact of adaptive sports — ideas explored at an interdisciplinary panel last week hosted by the Faculty of Health Professions.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, March 13, 2017
Sarah Myatt (track & field), Kashrell Lawrence (basketball), and Mike Van Der Poel (track & field) are this week's AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ G2 Athletes of the Week.