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September 2019

Cheryl Bell  –  Dentistry, News, Community & Culture
Thursday, September 12, 2019
A donation from the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia and Green Shield Canada will help the Faculty of Dentistry expand its efforts to reach underserved communities in the Halifax region who may be struggling to receive oral health care.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Alumni, Student Life, Agriculture
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Working on an alumnus's sheep farm, Dal student Erica Sullivan spent her summer developing a business plan for a new sheep-milk ice cream brand.
Niecole Killawee  –  Research, Science, Community & Culture
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Launching this week, the second season of Sciographies dives deeper into the stories behind the science — offering an intimate look researchers who push the boundaries of discovery and innovation.
Ryan McNutt  –  Community & Culture, Engineering
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
With two Sexton Campus streets in need of new names, ±«Óătv is recognizing the legacies of Mathieu DaCosta, the first named African in Canada who served as an interpreter for French settlers, and Norma Eddy, the first woman to graduate from what is now the Faculty of Engineering.
±«Óătv Sports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Soccer players Maya Venkatarman and Freddy Bekkers are this week's ±«Óătv MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, English, Arts and Social Sciences, Law
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Elaine Craig (Law), Shauntay Grant (English) and Matthew Herder (Law/Pharmacology) are the latest Dal faculty members to be inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Matt Reeder  –  Research, News, Community & Culture
Friday, September 6, 2019
±«Óătv University apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Lisa Benjamin, Meinhard Doelle, Sara L Seck  –  Research, News
Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two ±«Óătv researchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Ryan McNutt  –  Research, Community & Culture
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord ±«Óătv Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of ±«Óătv who commissioned the founding of ±«Óătv University in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Stefanie Wilson  –  News
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Dal Engineering student Chaz Garraway has joined with other Bahamians across Nova Scotia to collect aid for those devastated by Hurricane Dorian — the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the Bahamas.