Fifty years ago this month, the first issue of University News — the publication now known as Dal News — was hitting newsstands on campus and across Halifax. To mark the occasion, we’re taking a look back at the publication’s history covering half a century of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ people, events and happenings.

Dal's David Gardner and other researchers are undertaking a new study they hope will help people become less reliant on sleeping pills and learn new, effective and safer ways to get a good night’s sleep.

Molecular biologist John Archibald is Dal’s newest Arthur B. McDonald Chair of Research Excellence, receiving $50,000 a year for up to seven years to build upon his already substantial body of research that uses the tools of genomics to study how microbes adapt and diversify.

In the decades since his tragic assassination, U.S. civil right's pioneer Martin Luther King Jr.'s perspectives and wisdom have continued to inspire many, including participants in a panel event hosted Monday by the Black Student Advising Centre.

Deemed consent organ donation means that everyone is assumed to be an organ donor unless they opt out, but assuming consent raises some ethical issues, writes AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Marika Warren.

We ask MA History student Emily Fenton about the history and origin of sea shanties and her thoughts on their sudden, surprising revival as a Tik Tok-driven viral phenomenon.

In this week’s column, Dr. Saini discusses making health and wellness a priority as most of the Dal community continues to work and learn virtually.

At the launch of her new book, Hip-Hop as Philosophical Text and Testimony: Can I Get a Witness?, Dal's Simon and Riva Spatz Visiting Chair of Jewish Studies will share the spotlight with local hip-hop artists — highlighting their stories and raising awareness about the community that supports them.

This week, we launch Pets of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ — a new, semi-regular web series where members of the Dal community can give those animal friends snoozing at their feet or keeping their lap warm during meetings a bit of the limelight they deserve.

With U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration imminent, a Dal-hosted panel Tuesday night explored how his predecessor's brand of politics fits into U.S. history and the continued threat of far-right extremism in the country.