For international student Gashin Ghazizadeh, the Dal 200 Community Skate was more than a great way to kick off an anniversary year 鈥� it was an opportunity to try skating for the very first time.

Learn more about some of the exceptional students seen across campus on Dal鈥檚 200th anniversary banners. Get to know Jeremy Stroud (International Food Business) and Summer Nasr (Animal Science).

As part of the consultation process ahead of its initial recommendations on the 2018-19 operating budget, Dal's Budget Advisory Committee hosted two discussion forums this week, offering students, faculty and staff the opportunity to share their thoughts on budget priorities.

Vice-President Research Alice Aiken is among the six leading researchers appointed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing Council.

The 64th annual Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni exhibition at the AV俱乐部 Art Gallery (which runs through January 28) showcases the hidden and not-so-hidden artistic talents that span the AV俱乐部 community.

Five-year AV俱乐部 Tiger Marisa Mota, forever attached to a piece of Dal volleyball history, begins her professional career with Eurosped in the Netherlands Women鈥檚 Volleyball League.

In the latest contribution to The Conversation from Dal researchers, Sylvain Charlebois (Faculty of Management) argues against taxing a food product like meat and that the market should evolve and allow consumers to make their own choices.

Danika Phillips (hockey) and Jordan Aquino-Serjue (basketball) are this week's MUSCLE MLK Tigers Athletes of the Week.

Tora Oliphant, who double majors in Microbiology & Immunology and Sociology, has been rallying her peers in support of science and scholarship in Canada. She鈥檚 helped organize the 鈥淪upport the Report鈥� campaign on campus, advocating for the recommendations of Canada鈥檚 fundamental science review.