/news.html Dal News - News Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:31:44 GMT 2024-09-19T16:31:44Z /news/2024/09/19/porn-canada-law-book.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Elaine Craig's Mainstreaming Porn: Sexual Integrity and the Law Online explores how law, policy, and social measures can address the harmful consequences of algorithm-driven mainstream porn. Research Law News Community & Culture Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024/09/19/porn-canada-law-book.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-19T11:00:00Z /news/2024/09/18/governor-general-gold-medal-award-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This year's recipients of the national award for academic excellence are helping forge new frontiers in knowledge about medical assistance in dying and medical diagnostics. Research News Graduate Studies Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/18/governor-general-gold-medal-award-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Mia Samardzic and Josh Boyter 2024-09-18T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/12/falling-walls-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews You’re invited to the Falling Walls Lab – Atlantic Canada next Tuesday, September 17. The event will bring together young innovators from Atlantic Canada to face a daunting challenge—making the case for why their breakthrough idea has the potential to change the world for the better, in just three minutes. Research News Community & Culture Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:16:00 GMT /news/2024/09/12/falling-walls-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-12T12:16:00Z /news/2024/09/09/student-housing-new-residence-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews ±«Óătv expects to begin site preparation for a new six-storey student residence in Halifax next spring that will accommodate approximately 200 students living on campus. Residence Student Life News Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/09/student-housing-new-residence-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-09-09T12:30:00Z /news/2024/09/04/royal-society-of-canada-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Drs. Mark Stradiotto and Kate Sherren have been welcomed into the Royal Society of Canada, a fellowship that gathers the brightest minds across the country. Research News Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/04/royal-society-of-canada-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-04T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/28/remembering-howard-clark--dalhousie-s-ninth-president.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews President Emertius Howard Clark, who passed away earlier this month, is credited with pushing ±«Óătv's gates "open wider than before" — both into the community and out into the broader world. News Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/28/remembering-howard-clark--dalhousie-s-ninth-president.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ryan McNutt 2024-08-28T17:30:00Z /news/2024/08/27/dalhousie-management-dean-mike-smit.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Mike Smit, an Information Science professor and researcher at Dal for over a decade, is uniquely positioned to guide the future of management education at Atlantic Canada’s largest university. Find out why. Management News Senior Administration Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/27/dalhousie-management-dean-mike-smit.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sonya Jampolsky 2024-08-27T12:30:00Z /news/2024/08/28/study-admissions-launch.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal.ca launches its new Study and Admissions sections this week, offering students refreshed interface that makes finding the information they need about programs easier than ever. Student Life Registrar News Senior Administration Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/28/study-admissions-launch.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Trudi Smith 2024-08-27T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/22/q-a--get-to-know-heather-bruce--incoming-dean-and-campus-princip.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews With a background in both industry and academics, Dr. Heather Bruce will lead Dal's growing Faculty of Agriculture at a time of great opportunity. Learn more about her vision. Agriculture News Senior Administration Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/22/q-a--get-to-know-heather-bruce--incoming-dean-and-campus-princip.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2024-08-22T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/15/thriving-co-curricular-program-earns-biology-prof-dal-community-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Joseph Bielawski earned the 2024 Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, which recognizes commitment to education, learning, and outreach at Dal. News Community & Culture Science Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/15/thriving-co-curricular-program-earns-biology-prof-dal-community-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-08-15T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/15/2024-dalhousie-shanghairanking-academic-ranking-of-world-univers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal maintained its place in the top 301-400 universities overall in the annual ranking, which tracks performance in research and academic achievement. Research News Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/15/2024-dalhousie-shanghairanking-academic-ranking-of-world-univers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-08-15T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/29/provincial-funding-brings-four-new-clinical-psychology-residency.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal will be home to four new clinical psychology residency seats in fall 2025, as announced by the Province’s Office of Addictions and Mental Health. Residents will rotate between the ±«Óătv Centre for Psychological Health and the Student Health & Wellness Centre. Science Medicine Psychology News Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/29/provincial-funding-brings-four-new-clinical-psychology-residency.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-07-29T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/23/ableism-in-healthcare.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews An award-winning e-book from three recent ±«Óătv Medicine graduates is helping students understand disability, explore potential biases, and recognize how these biases may influence their health-care delivery. Medicine News Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/23/ableism-in-healthcare.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kate Rogers 2024-07-23T09:00:00Z /news/2024/07/17/ghana-student-trip.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Students of African ancestry from ±«Óătv will join African Nova Scotian community members on a journey to Ghana, West Africa this summer. Student Life News Community & Culture Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/17/ghana-student-trip.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dawn Morrison and Miguel Nkeng 2024-07-17T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/16/green-hydrogen-atlantic-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal researchers Dr. Mita Dasog and Dr. Michael Freund have received a grant from the National Research Council of Canada for a project that could make green hydrogen production cheaper and more widely adopted in Atlantic Canada. Research Science Chemistry News Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/16/green-hydrogen-atlantic-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-07-16T13:00:00Z /news/2024/07/09/expert-coastal-access-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Private ownership, climate change, and lack of government guidance are all affecting how Nova Scotians access the coast. Hannah Harrison, Marine Affairs researcher, discusses the changing ways we interact with the coastline. News Science Marine Biology Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/09/expert-coastal-access-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-07-09T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/10/dpmg-awards-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This year's recipients of the ±«Óătv Professional and Managerial Group (DPMG) awards stand out in their abilities to solve problem, align on values, and be a positive influence on others. News Senior Administration Community & Culture Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/10/dpmg-awards-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Staff 2024-07-09T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/04/mccall-macbain-international-fellowship-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Claire Moser and Magdelena Klunder, Dal's first-ever recipients of the McCall MacBain International Fellowship, will have a chance to learn a language, immerse themselves in a new country and culture, and build international connections over the next year. Student Life Science News Engineering Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/04/mccall-macbain-international-fellowship-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-07-04T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/03/clinical-frailty-scale-kenneth-rockwood-order-of-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Rockwood was recognized with one of Canada’s highest honours for his enormous impact on geriatric medicine globally, joined by a host of Dal alumni on a list of 83 summer appointments. Medicine Research News Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/03/clinical-frailty-scale-kenneth-rockwood-order-of-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kate Rogers and Alison DeLory 2024-07-02T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/21/dalhousie-teaching-awards-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ten teachers are celebrated with awards this year in a range of categories from academic innovation and graduate supervision to undergraduate student teaching and Dal’s top award, the Alumni Association Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching. News Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/21/dalhousie-teaching-awards-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Staff 2024-06-20T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/19/seven-feathers-crosswalk-truro.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Seven Feathers Crosswalk, or Lluiknek Pi'kunk Assokma'timk, provides safe passage for pedestrians and serves as a powerful symbol of the Seven Sacred Teachings and the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw people that Dal’s campuses sit upon. Agriculture News Community & Culture Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/19/seven-feathers-crosswalk-truro.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2024-06-19T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/14/education-empowers-dalhousie-isans.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal and the Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia host a fundraising event on campus later this month to help newcomers. News Community & Culture Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/14/education-empowers-dalhousie-isans.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Courtney Bragg 2024-06-14T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/13/nova-scotia-s-junior-high-science-stars-descend-on-dal-for-award.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Atlantic Science Links Association’s second junior high science contest brought some of Nova Scotia’s brightest young scientific minds to the ±«Óătv campus for a celebration of their achievements. News Science Community & Culture Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/13/nova-scotia-s-junior-high-science-stars-descend-on-dal-for-award.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-06-13T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/12/dalhousie-fujian-agriculture-and-forestry-university-joint-colle.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Faculty of Agriculture and the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University are establishing a jointly run college in China that builds on more than 20 years of programming partnerships that have trained more than 1,000 students. Research Agriculture International News Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/12/dalhousie-fujian-agriculture-and-forestry-university-joint-colle.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2024-06-12T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/12/dalhousie-university-impact-rankings-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews ±«Óătv scaled new heights against nearly 2,000 other universities in this year's rankings, placing in the top 20 globally for its work in support of life below water, top 30 globally for zero hunger, and top 50 for life on land. Student Life Agriculture Health Professions Research Oceans Science Office of Sustainability News Environment, Sustainability and Society Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/12/dalhousie-university-impact-rankings-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-06-12T11:30:00Z