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Mary Jane Webber  –  Facilities Management, News, Dal 200
Monday, March 12, 2018
As part of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s 200th year, the university is seeking input on plans for an extension of the Studley Quad, creating a vibrant new public space. Learn how you can have your say.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Friday, March 9, 2018
Fifth-year men's basketball player Sven Stammberger has been named the U SPORTS Student-Athlete Community Service Award winner.
Sylvain Charlebois  –  Research, Management
Friday, March 9, 2018
In the latest Dal contribution to The Conversation, Management's Sylvain Charlebois argues that Ottawa seems unprepared for a trade war with the United States. The recent federal budget upholding equity values is noble, but won't mean a thing if the government runs out of cash.
Zoe Bell  –  Architecture and Planning, Planning, Community & Culture
Friday, March 9, 2018
Tamika Butler of the Los Angeles Neighbourhood Trust shared her views on how to create safer, more inclusive streets last week in Halifax as part of the Shift: Streets conference organized by Dal Planning students.
Niecole Comeau  –  Alumni, Computer Science, Science, Dal 200
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Dal grad Erik Demaine (BSc'95) has given the university a unique gift of art and science. The MIT mathematician and his father created a curved-crease sculpture to honour AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s bicentennial celebration.
Jaan Islam  –  Research, Graduate Studies
Thursday, March 8, 2018
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 130 daring Dal students faced off this week as part of the preliminary heats in the university’s sixth-annual 3 Minute Thesis competition.
Staff  –  News
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Highlights of presentations and decisions from the February 26 meeting of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Senate.
Matt Reeder  –  Law, Community & Culture
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Master of Laws student Nenyo Kwasitsu of Ghana found a home away from home when she joined Sister2Sister, a Dal-run safe space for racialized and Indigenous female-identified students. She also discovered a chance to give back to the next generation.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, Engineering
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Research from Paul Bishop (Mechanical Engineering) and Ghada Koleilat (Process Engineering and Applied Science) was celebrated at an event last month announcing $1.9 million in funding from the Research Nova Scotia Trust.
Hayat Showail, Laara Richardson, and Rigel Biscione  –  Community & Culture
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Dalhousians of all kinds — students, faculty and staff — pitched in during Dal 200's Days of Action initiative in February, contributing nearly 5,200 hours of civic engagement.