/news.html Dal News - News Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:12:13 GMT 2024-11-08T11:12:13Z /news/2024/11/07/dr--rachel-ollivier-most-powerful-women-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Less than a decade into her career, nursing alum Dr. Rachel Ollivier shares that she is inspired and determined to help shape the future of women’s health. Alumni News Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:25:00 GMT /news/2024/11/07/dr--rachel-ollivier-most-powerful-women-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Allison Barss 2024-11-07T14:25:00Z /news/2024/11/07/rita-orji-arthur-b-macdonald-award-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The fellowship recognizes the computer scientist's groundbreaking work in personalized and adaptive digital interventions powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning and is accompanied by a research grant of $250,000 over the next two years. Computer Science Research News Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:30:00 GMT /news/2024/11/07/rita-orji-arthur-b-macdonald-award-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2024-11-07T05:30:00Z /news/2024/11/05/trump-us-election-canada-scenarios.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Scenario planning provides an effective way for Canadian officials to address high levels of uncertainty in the Canada-U.S. relationship. Here’s how it works. Research News Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMT /news/2024/11/05/trump-us-election-canada-scenarios.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kevin Quigley 2024-11-05T14:00:00Z /news/2024/11/05/people-and-culture-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The evolution to People and Culture underscores Dal's commitment to nurturing belonging and fostering partnerships across units to provide a more holistic approach centered around the employee experience. News Senior Administration Community & Culture Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:49:00 GMT /news/2024/11/05/people-and-culture-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kelly Taylor 2024-11-04T13:49:00Z /news/2024/11/04/murray-sinclair-dies-dalhousie-belonging.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Honourable Murray Sinclair — lawyer, former senator, and chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada — passed away this week at the age of 73. Back in 2018, the Dal honorary degree recipient shared his vision of belonging as part of the university 200th anniversary celebrations. News Community & Culture Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/11/04/murray-sinclair-dies-dalhousie-belonging.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Staff 2024-11-04T12:30:00Z /news/2024/10/28/new-doctoral-scholarship-program-to-expand-phd-opportunities-and.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dalhousie has established the new $3.2-million Dalhousie Research Excellence Scholarship to support PhD students and increase their enrolment over the next three years. Research Student Life News Graduate Studies Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/10/28/new-doctoral-scholarship-program-to-expand-phd-opportunities-and.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Mike Fleury 2024-10-28T13:00:00Z /news/2024/10/25/agriculture-course-mikmaw-natural-resources.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews They have attained great understanding of history, carry wisdom, and are caretakers of traditional teachings. And now, five Mi'kmaq knowledge keepers are part of a new course that will introduce students to Indigenous practices of being custodians of the land and of animals. Agriculture News Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/25/agriculture-course-mikmaw-natural-resources.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2024-10-25T11:30:00Z /news/2024/10/23/dr--ron-stewart-memory.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Cape Breton-born physician and Dalhousie professor emeritus garnered many honours during his career, including being named a “Hero of Emergency Medicine” by the American College of Emergency Physicians, for his leadership in reshaping health care in new ways that saved lives. Research Medicine News Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:36:00 GMT /news/2024/10/23/dr--ron-stewart-memory.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dayna Park and Kate Rogers 2024-10-23T13:36:00Z /news/2024/10/17/ember-unite-changermakers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Wildfires recur year after year in countries around the world. Alejandro Quezada and his teamates at the UNITE 2030 summit proved pilipili����ful in their quest to find an innovative solution. Student Life Science Agriculture News Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/17/ember-unite-changermakers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Wyatt Carling 2024-10-17T11:30:00Z /news/2024/10/11/cybersecurity-dalhousie-grant.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Srini Sampalli leads a team that will train nearly 200 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students to address new vulnerabilities impacting emerging technologies. Computer Science Research News Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/11/cybersecurity-dalhousie-grant.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2024-10-11T11:30:00Z /news/2024/10/09/maclean-s-rankings-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The 2025 Maclean's University Rankings are out now. Find out more about how Dal performed in Canada's most-watched university rankings. Research Student Life News Community & Culture Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024/10/09/maclean-s-rankings-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-10-10T15:00:00Z /news/2024/10/08/world-university-rankings-2025-the-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dalhousie rose two spots among Canadian universities that participated in the Times Higher Education's latest rankings, a boost in a year when the number of national peers grew to be bigger than ever. Research News Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:18:00 GMT /news/2024/10/08/world-university-rankings-2025-the-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-10-09T15:18:00Z /news/2024/10/07/jeremy-dutcher-polaris-prize-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Dalhousie notable alum and Aurum Award winner studied music and social anthropology to become a ‘voice from within’ his culture. Alumni Arts and Social Sciences News Community & Culture Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/07/jeremy-dutcher-polaris-prize-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison DeLory 2024-10-07T11:30:00Z /news/2024/10/03/dal-reads-2024-shut-up-you-re-pretty.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Pick up a copy of Téa Mutonji's award-winning debut story collection, which explores those moments in which femininity, womenness and identity are not only questioned but imposed. Libraries News Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/03/dal-reads-2024-shut-up-you-re-pretty.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kristy Read 2024-10-03T11:30:00Z /news/2024/10/01/why-the-open-work-permit-for-migrant-workers-is-an-inadequate-so.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers. Research Arts and Social Sciences International Development Studies News Community & Culture Sociology and Social Anthropology Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/01/why-the-open-work-permit-for-migrant-workers-is-an-inadequate-so.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kate Swanson, Alyssa Weeks, and Elizabeth Fitting 2024-10-01T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/27/indigenous-orange-shirt-dalhousie-bookstore.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Derek Lewis designed an orange shirt honouring Indigenous children who suffered at residential schools across Canada. Now, all profits from sales of his shirt at the Dal Bookstore are going to support a local Mi'kmaw community centre in Halifax. Bookstore Indigenous News Community & Culture Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/27/indigenous-orange-shirt-dalhousie-bookstore.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ellie Garry-Jones 2024-09-27T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/26/dalhousie-to-host-the-2027-men-s-basketball-final-8.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal's hosting duties for the national championship is one of four U Sports championships coming to Halifax in the coming years, a new chapter for university sports in Canada. Sports News Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:24:00 GMT /news/2024/09/26/dalhousie-to-host-the-2027-men-s-basketball-final-8.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2024-09-26T19:24:00Z /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 Dalhousie 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 Dalhousie'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