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June 2018

Gabrielle Deveau  –  Industry Liaison and Innovation, Oceans, Oceans, Community & Culture
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is home to Canada's largest aquatic research centre — and it's come a long way from buckets of water carried up from Halifax's Northwest Arm by researchers.
Melanie Jollymore
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Dal's first class of graduates from its BSc in Medical Sciences program are ready make their mark in a wide variety of health-care fields, degrees and programs.
Cheryl Bell  –  Student Life, Dentistry
Monday, June 18, 2018
Kunsang Namgyal's life has been a long journey — from a refugee camp in Nepal to studying at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ to become licensed to practise dentistry in Canada.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, June 18, 2018
More than 2,900 youth descended on AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Wickwire Field this past Saturday for the 2018 NFL PLAY 60 Rising Star Combine.
Genevieve MacIntyre  –  German, Spanish, French, Arts and Social Sciences, Continuing Education, Russian Studies, Community & Culture
Monday, June 18, 2018
Languages span the university, which is why the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' language programs teamed up with professionals from the College of Continuing Education’s ESL program and the Centre for Learning and Teaching to hold the first AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Language Instructors Retreat earlier this month.
Matt Reeder  –  News, Continuing Education, Community & Culture
Friday, June 15, 2018
When sociologist Chris Murphy was asked to turn a class on terrorism into an online course for the College of Continuing Education’s Police Leadership program, it offered an opportunity to help educate law enforcement on the complexities of terrorism and radicalization.
Fallon Bourgeois  –  Alumni, Dal 200
Friday, June 15, 2018
Leg two of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Coast to Coast bus tour visited Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto last week, with hundreds of alumni turning out to celebrate the university's 200th anniversary. Check out the photos and highlights.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, Community & Culture
Thursday, June 14, 2018
More than 500 grade 7 students visited Dal's Faculty of Agriculture last month for the "Amazing AgZone Race," an eye-opening experience presented jointly with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.
Staff  –  News, Community & Culture
Thursday, June 14, 2018
This year's recipients of annual awards from the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Professional and Managerial Group (DPMG) embody a spirit of service and commitment to their work at the university.
Matt Reeder  –  International, News
Thursday, June 14, 2018
A new partnership with Paris-based École Polytechnique will offer Dal students with an interest in math, science and computer science an exciting new option for studying abroad.