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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Friday, August 18, 2017
The 2017 Canada Games wrapped up on August 13 in Winnipeg. Dal Tigers athletes were well represented, with over 40 current and incoming athletes and coaches participating.
Nikki Beauchamp  –  Research, Biology, Science
Thursday, August 17, 2017
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Veterinarian Chris Harvey-Clark and Dal Biology students had a unique opportunity this week to work with a rare shark species when a specimen washed up on Nova Scotia's shores.
Mary Jane Webber  –  Facilities Management, Security, News
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Parking availability remains the same on all campuses this upcoming academic year, while rates will see only a modest increase.
Michele Charlton  –  Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Atmospheric Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Research, Science, Medicine, Psychology, Engineering, Civil and Resource Engineering
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Six Dal researchers receive new funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, Oceans, Biology, Science, Oceans
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
For Dal postdoctoral fellow Dara Orbach, taking part in necropsies to determine cause-of-death for several North Atlantic right whales this summer has offered a rare opportunity to better understand one of the rarest whale species on the planet.
Niecole Comeau  –  Research, Oceans, Biology, Science, Oceans
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Kimberley Davies is one of the leading researchers working to understand why a high number of North Atlantic right whales have turned up dead this year — and what can be done to prevent future harms to this critically endangered species.
Lori Harrop  –  Management, News, Public Administration
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
With growing demand for public service training and research — and rising enrolment in its programs — Dal’s School of Public Administration is nearly doubling its faculty contingent this September, bringing new expertise to the classroom and beyond.
Warren McDougald
Monday, August 14, 2017
This fall the Dal-hosted MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance will welcome the Honourable Darrell Dexter as an honorary distinguished fellow, teaching a public policy course for graduate students. The institute is also launching a weekly panel discussion series called Policy Matters, focused on major policy issues.
Emma Geldart  –  Research, Agriculture, Community & Culture
Friday, August 11, 2017
Twenty years of partnership between blueberry producer John Bragg and researchers at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture have helped improve production and increase yields in Nova Scotia’s booming (and blooming) blueberry industry.
Patti Lewis  –  Research, Oceans, Biology, Science, Oceans
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Dal oceans researcher Julie LaRoche uses microbial DNA to help understand how even the smallest oganisms can have a big impact on the health of our environment.