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November 2023

Tanis Trainor  –  Agriculture, Student Life, Community & Culture
Friday, November 10, 2023
Anagha Pradeep Kumar and HariChandana Valisakkagari met during undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Agriculture. Now, they are both pursuing their masters and are the organizers of a sold-out Diwali event happening tonight (Nov.10) in Truro.
Matt Reeder and Cody Turner  –  Registrar, News, Community & Culture
Friday, November 10, 2023
Dal welcomed 2,525 guests to its Halifax Open House and 122 guests to its Truro event this year for a day of learning and immersive activities from facility tours and residence visits to speed-friending and trivia.
Matt Reeder  –  News, Community & Culture
Friday, November 10, 2023
See photos from the sixth-annual Legacy Awards ceremony and learn more about this year's recipients.
Alison DeLory  –  Dentistry, Community & Culture
Friday, November 10, 2023
Major Joseph D. Bourque rarely spoke of what he saw in wartime, but after retiring form the military, continued his legacy of service by operating one of Nova Scotia’s last mobile Public Health dentistry clinics.
Wendy Purves  –  Research, Psychology, News
Thursday, November 9, 2023
A AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ lab built a mock MRI machine to prepare kids to participate in their reading comprehension study. Now, they’re offering the equipment up for use by other researchers who need to build kids’ capacity for ‘lying-still-time.’
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Women's soccer player Megan Chiasson has been named a U SPORTS second team all-Canadian.
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Men's soccer player Luke Berryman has been named the winner of the U SPORTS community service award.
Andrew Riley  –  Agriculture, Industry Liaison and Innovation
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Leveraging unique genome mapping research from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Faculty of Agriculture, startup Foodimprover is set to transform the global fruit sector’s ability to rapidly improve the taste, shelf life and resilience of our favourite fruits and berries.
Matt Reeder  –  Dentistry, News
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
As he looks back on more than two decades with Dal's Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Sachin Seth speaks about his successes in student education as a labour of love. 
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Monday, November 6, 2023
Swimmers Reagan Crowell and Noah Mascoll-Gomes are this week's PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!