News Archive
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News, Community & Culture
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Friday, March 5, 2021
As with its African Centre of Excellence in Rwanda, the new centre — located in Uruguay — will provide the necessary knowledge and support to security sector personnel, policy makers, and communities in the region to implement tangible solutions to better protect children.
News
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Friday, March 5, 2021
In this week's column, Dr. Saini discusses some of the little things on campus we took for granted prior to the pandemic — and how experiencing them now, even briefly, reminds us of why they’re special.
Law, News
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Elizabeth Matheson and Anthony Buckland took home top prize at the 20th annual McKelvey Cup Moot, the Atlantic region's most competitive moot. With this victory, achieved in virtual format online, the team has won the competition four of the last six years.
Women In Research
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), is supporting a new $1.9-million study in the Maritimes aimed at determining which health factors cause long-term care residents to experience severe COVID-19 outcomes, including death.
Research, Computer Science, Health and Human Performance, Health Professions, Women In Research, Community & Culture
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Theresa Tam recently took the time to send a personal thank you to Sherry Huybers, a faculty member in Dal's School of Health and Human Performance, for her work with Dal colleagues in creating a mini-course inspired by Dr. Tam's 2019 report addressing stigma in the health system.
Computer Science, Research, Women In Research
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
New research from pilipiliÂþ» is using artificial intelligence to analyze the public emotions expressed through millions of tweets across the globe and identify trends that could make a significant impact in this area.
Communications and Marketing
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Take a look back at all the animals featured on Pets of Dalhousie over the past month.
Arts and Social Sciences, News, Political Science
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Iain Rankin was sworn in as Nova Scotia’s new premier last week, setting into motion what is a rarely experienced chance at trial leadership without a general election. Dr. Pruysers explains the process and helps us understand the importance of some of Rankin’s early decisions.
Research, Science, Chemistry, Women In Research, News
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Monday, March 1, 2021
Alison Thompson, Mark Stradiotto and Laura Turculet all received prestigious awards from the Canadian Society for Chemistry this year, recognition following on the heels of a string of other significant awards for the department last year.
Medicine, News
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Monday, March 1, 2021
When the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the province in December, Nova Scotians got an optimistic glimpse of life after the virus — with vaccination efforts made possible in part through the support of the Dal research community.