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Andrew Riley  –  Student Life, News, Graduate Studies
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Faculty of Graduate Studies has launched a new professional development program built to meet the needs of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Caitlyn MacDonald  –  Research, News, Science
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Chongyin Yang and Michael Metzger will both work very closely with Jeff Dahn, who is currently the NSERC/Tesla Canada Inc. Industrial Research Chair and Canada Research Chair in Materials for Advanced Batteries.
Jacqueline Gahagan and Ren Thomas  –  Research, Women In Research, Community & Culture
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing, write AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Jacqueline Gahagan and Ren Thomas.
Sarah Sawler  –  Research, Health Professions
Monday, January 18, 2021
Researchers from the Faculty of Health will explore approaches to keeping our personal health and wellness top of mind as we spend more time in our homes.
Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry
Monday, January 18, 2021
School of Dental Hygiene is offering its Bachelor of Dental Hygiene program on a part-time basis, making it easier for dental hygienists to advance their education while continuing to work.
Alison DeLory  –  Management, Community & Culture
Friday, January 15, 2021
At a Faculty of Management event later this month, leading members of the business community will take questions and share their lived experiences and perspectives on how and why diversity is important, key challenges they encounter, success stories and ideas for how to foster a more inclusive community.
President Deep Saini  –  News, Senior Administration
Friday, January 15, 2021
In this week’s column, President Deep Saini discusses how AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s success is intertwined with the success of its community — and what that means for our own pursuits as a university.
Matt Reeder  –  News, Community & Culture
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Gerald Neal, a Democratic Party member of the Kentucky State Senate, joins experts from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and other universities next week for a panel reflecting on Trumpism and the tumultuous events that have roiled politics south of the border in recent weeks.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Research, Health and Human Performance, Health Promotion, Health Professions, Women In Research
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Led by Dr. Catherine L. Mah, Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations, the CELLAR research study brings an international team together to investigate the nutritional consequences of how we’re eating in Atlantic Canada during the pandemic.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Research, Women In Research, News
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Adelina Iftene, associate director of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Health Law Institute, explains why vaccinations for incarcerated individuals should be prioritized and how this issue sheds light on the lack of preventative health care in prisons more generally.