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November 2023

Paige Smithson  –  Sports
Monday, November 6, 2023
Another busy weekend for the Tigers is highlighted by the swimming team winning their second meet of the season at the Amby Legere.
Andrew Riley  –  Research, News, Community & Culture
Monday, November 6, 2023
Contenders from more than 60 countries will come together in Germany this week to pitch their ideas for a better world at the annual Falling Walls Science Summit, including two AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ PhD students and the ocean education program Ocean School offered by Dal’s Ocean Frontier Institute.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Engineering
Monday, November 6, 2023
A simple sampling method used by the researchers detected a host of viruses lurking in a recreational lake, offering an affordable way to monitor for pathogens in freshwater.
Thomas Scott  –  Sports
Friday, November 3, 2023
Dan Ota, who holds a 411-204 record with the Tigers, looks back on a quarter century of coaching and ahead to what's next.
Amanda Boone  –  Computer Science, Research, Student Life, News
Friday, November 3, 2023
The Faculty of Computer Science unveiled its new space in downtown Halifax last month, a state-of-the-art venue intended to meet the needs of one of Dal's fastest-growing Faculties.
Mark Campbell  –  News, Community & Culture
Friday, November 3, 2023
The Fondation Monbourquette's gift to the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security will support the institute in initiating sustainable and effective approaches to global peace and security.
Matt Reeder  –  Arts and Social Sciences, News, Community & Culture
Friday, November 3, 2023
A former federal MP and current head of WWF-Canada, an award-winning former mayor, and one of Canada's leading energy policy experts came together during Dal's annual panel series to probe the question: Can democracies meet the challenge of climate change? Here's what they had to say.
Niecole Killawee  –  Research, Science
Thursday, November 2, 2023
This week, on the season finale of Sciographies, meet Dr. Will Burt, an oceanography alumnus who now works as Chief Ocean Scientist at Planetary Technologies, a carbon dioxide removal company in N.S. Dr. Burt discusses leaving a tenure-track position in academia to work in industry and what it’s like to be on the frontlines fighting climate change.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Dr. John Archibald and colleagues have laid a foundation for understanding the impact of viruses on the marine environment's microbial ecology.