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February 2021

Stephen Abbott  –  Research, Health Professions, Women In Research, Community & Culture
Thursday, February 4, 2021
As part of African Heritage Month, Dal's Black Student Advising Centre hosted a talk this week with OmiSoore Dryden, the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, on the impacts of racism on health, especially during the pandemic.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Of the 136 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Tigers students to achieve Academic All-Canadian status during the 2019-20 season, 35 — or about a quarter — were soccer players.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Libraries, News
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Author Cherie Dimaline’s award-winning novel follows an Indigenous teenager who is on the run from recruiters hunting Indigenous people — a story that is both futuristic and rooted in the past.
Jacqueline Warwick and Steven Baur  –  Arts and Social Sciences, Gender and Women’s Studies
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The falsetto virtuosity of the Weeknd, headliner of this year's Super Bowl halftime show, contrasts with popular ShantyTok singalongs. How do these both reflect masculinity in 2021? AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Jacqueline Warwick and Steven Baur explore.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports, Student Life
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
More AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ varsity student-athletes than ever achieved U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status during the 2019-20 school year, successes Dal's executive director of Athletics and Recreation called "exemplary" in a virtual celebration Monday.
Matt Reeder  –  News, Community & Culture
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
A virtual event and flag raising Monday served to kick off the month of celebration, reflection and action, with Dal President Deep Saini and others offering words of comfort and recognition amid challenging circumstances.
Erica Gagnon  –  Alumni, Arts and Social Sciences, Theatre, Music, News, Community & Culture
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
For half a century, the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Arts Centre has been a hub for the arts in our local community. Join us as we celebrate all year long.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, Women In Research, Community & Culture
Monday, February 1, 2021
Meet the newest recipients of the Belong Research Fellowship Award, which provide pre-tenure, tenure-track faculty members from equity-seeking groups with support to further research in their respective fields.
Rebecca Rawcliffe  –  Computer Science, Community & Culture
Monday, February 1, 2021
A new partnership between AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development improves access for high school students from across the province to explore computer science and post-secondary education options.
Lindsay Dowling-Savelle  –  History, Arts and Social Sciences, Community & Culture
Monday, February 1, 2021
Historian Isaac Saney, a university teaching fellow and director of Dal’s Transition Year Program, explains the history, contributions and legacies of African Nova Scotian communities that have been here for more than 400 years.