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June 2022

Stephen Abbott  –  Research, Architecture and Planning, Planning, News
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Finding a home became extremely challenging for many during the pandemic as prices soared. Will a cooling market bring some relief? We asked Jill Grant of Dal's School of Planning.
Maria Laura Todesco  –  Research, Pathology, Medicine, Women In Research
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Gerry Johnston and his wife, Judy, lost their only daughter Jen to advanced breast cancer last year. Pathology student Marie-Claire Wasson is the first recipient of an award the couple created to honour their daughter.
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Several Tigers women's basketball alumnae have seized this opportunity to return to the court and are connected to five of the six teams in the newly launched Maritime Women’s Basketball Association.
Staff  –  News, Human Resources
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
This year's recipients of annual awards from the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Professional and Managerial Group share a spirit of service and commitment to their work at the university.
Andrew Riley  –  Research, News, Community & Culture
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ received the Deshpande Symposium Award for Technology Commercialization last week, an honour that recognizes leading universities globally for excellence in delivering programs that empower students and researchers to turn their research-based innovations into market-ready enterprises.
Marlo MacKay  –  Libraries, News, Community & Culture
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
While searching for his parents, Jim Prosper — a residential school survivor — also learned more about the history of his people and built an extraordinary book collection in the process. The AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Libraries is now the proud home of this book collection.
Andrew Riley  –  Research, News, Engineering
Monday, June 20, 2022
Boosted by a $7-million Alliance Grant from NSERC, a team of Dal researchers is set to study how rising temperatures from climate change could affect our water systems and what that means for the water we drink and pump out into the world.
Kate Rogers  –  Medicine, Community & Culture
Friday, June 17, 2022
A program at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Medical School is creating opportunities for students to partner with not-for-profit groups serving communities that may have limited access and experience with health care.
Andrew Riley  –  Health Professions, Research, Management, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, News
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Humanities and social science researchers at Dal are receiving $1.5 million in new grants from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Learn more about the knowledge they promise to deliver.
Kristina Boerder and Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz  –  Research, Oceans, Science, Marine Biology, Women In Research
Thursday, June 16, 2022
It is time to acknowledge and address the rapid shifts in Canada’s oceans. To meet this challenge, Canada’s marine conservation toolbox — starting with the Oceans Act — needs an overhaul, write Kristina Boerder and Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz.