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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Thursday, May 11, 2017
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ women’s soccer head coach Cindy Tye is pleased to announce the commitment of Riley Donovan and Julie Cormier to the 2017-18 lineup.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, Community & Culture
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Agricultural Campus, a longtime sponsor of Nova Scotia's Reach for the Top competition, hosted this year's showdown late last month, welcoming high school students from across the province.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, Research
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Claude Caldwell of Dal's Faculty of Agriculture is working closely with seed producers and feed companies to study Camellia, a super-nutritious plant with big opportunities for food production for both humans and animals.
Dawn Morrison  –  Arts and Social Sciences, Theatre, Music, News
Monday, May 8, 2017
Last Friday, members of the Dal community gathered to celebrate Halifax businessman Morris Strug and his donation of $5 million to create the Joseph Strug Concert Hall. The hall, named in honour of his late son Joseph (a Dal alumnus), will be part of the planned expansion of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Arts Centre.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, Health Professions, Social Work
Monday, May 8, 2017
The School of Social Work’s Michael Ungar and his national team are receiving new funding to study how young people build resilience in the face of environmental challenges.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, May 8, 2017
Longtime Tigers coaches Al Scott and David Fry, Olympian track and field athlete Adrienne Power and Professor John McCabe were honoured at the 2017 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Hall of Fame ceremony.
Melanie Jollymore  –  Medicine, Research, Community & Culture
Friday, May 5, 2017
Dr. Patrick McGrath and Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie are among the 2017 recipients of the Governor General’s Innovation Award, celebrating their work with the Strongest Families Institute — an organization that has helped more than 12,000 families and counting across the country.
Fallon Bourgeois  –  Alumni, Dal 200, News
Friday, May 5, 2017
Toward 200: With a coast-to-coast bus tour and other initiatives, the Office of Advancement is working to ensure that Dal alumni across Canada and around the world help celebrate the university's bicentennial.
Michaela Gardner  –  Office of Sustainability, News
Friday, May 5, 2017
A look back at some of the progress made this past year in making Dal’s operations more environmentally sustainable, thanks to the leadership of the university’s Office of Sustainability.
Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, News
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Donors and Dal community members got a sneak peek at what the renovated AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Dental Clinic will look like when work is complete in January 2018 — changes that will make a big difference in dental education, patient care and community impact.