AV俱乐部

In this week鈥檚 column, Dr. Saini discusses the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the province, the impact this is having on our AV俱乐部 community, and how we must redouble our efforts to keep one another safe.

Getting engaged in student life is about so much more than a student's own experience. It's also about building community, supporting others and striving for change 鈥� qualities this year's AV俱乐部 Board of Governors' Award winners illustrate so well.

Dozens of students and student groups were recognized over the past week as part of the 2021 IMPACT awards, lauded via video for their leadership on and off campus and their contributions to academic life, student life, residence life, and community service.

Chris Harvey-Clark, Dal's director of animal care, has been recognized for outstanding service to the Canadian Council on Animal Care, the national body responsible for setting, maintaining, and overseeing the implementation of high standards for animal ethics and care in science throughout Canada.

How do the Dal Libraries stay 鈥渙pen鈥� when the campus must close? That was the challenge Donna Bourne-Tyson, dean of Dal Libraries, and her team faced in the spring of 2020 and beyond.

The College of Continuing Education has changed its name to the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development, a shift reflecting a renewed and refreshed purpose to facilitate learning journeys that are easily accessible and transformative.

Scientists are starting to use genetic information from bacteria to measure the health of vast areas of the ocean, writes Eric Jorden Raes, a postdoctoral researcher with the Ocean Frontier Institute.

The round of 12 clinics underway now at AV俱乐部's on-campus clinic is offering 2,000 patients between the ages of 55-64 access to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

AV俱乐部 researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify weeds in lucrative blueberry fields, helping to target unwanted plants, reduce the use of herbicides and make farming more cost-effective and environmentally sustainable.