/news.html Dal News - News Wed, 26 Mar 2025 02:35:43 GMT 2025-03-26T02:35:43Z /news/2025/03/24/canada-election-2025-carney.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews When it comes to economics, Mark Carney is among the most knowledgeable in the country. But can he now connect with everyday Canadians on the campaign trail? Management News Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/03/24/canada-election-2025-carney.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kevin Quigley 2025-03-24T13:00:00Z /news/2025/03/21/coop-students-winners-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Â鶹´«Ã½ students once again demonstrate that when it comes to work-integrated learning, they are eager to make an impact on the organizations they work for while gaining valuable skills and knowledge for the future. Student Life News Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/21/coop-students-winners-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dhruvi Shah and Tajrian Tarannum 2025-03-21T11:30:00Z /news/2025/03/21/3mt-winner-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews PhD student Ahmed Ramadan emerged with first prize and the people’s choice award for his engaging presentation about a patient-friendly approach to treating dangerous heart arrhythmias. Research News Graduate Studies Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/21/3mt-winner-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Josh Boyter 2025-03-21T11:30:00Z /news/2025/03/14/qs-subject-rankings-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal placed in the top 200 globally in nine individual subject areas ranging from development studies and law to earth sciences and nursing. Research News Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/14/qs-subject-rankings-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-03-14T13:30:00Z /news/2025/03/13/health-care-chair-history-dalhousie-kings.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A $3.5-million gift establishes the Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity at King’s and Â鶹´«Ã½. Alumni Research Medicine News Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/13/health-care-chair-history-dalhousie-kings.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Karen Eull 2025-03-13T11:30:00Z /news/2025/03/12/porn-companies-privacy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Rigorous enforcement of content moderation policies and absolute insistence on direct and meaningful consent are critical in the era of porn as social media. Law Research News Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT /news/2025/03/12/porn-companies-privacy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Elaine Craig 2025-03-12T17:00:00Z /news/2025/03/12/milestones-2025-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A rare-books librarian, a university locksmith, and a computer technician were among the dozens of Dal employees celebrated for 25, 35, and 45 years of service to the university last week. News Community & Culture Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/12/milestones-2025-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ellie Garry-Jones 2025-03-12T11:30:00Z /news/2025/03/04/senator-kutcher-honours-health-care--research-and-education-at-k.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews See photos from a recent ceremony where Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers, administrators, and alumni were honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medals. Research Medicine News Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/04/senator-kutcher-honours-health-care--research-and-education-at-k.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Staff (Photos by Danny Abriel) 2025-03-04T12:30:00Z /news/2025/03/03/mccall-macbain-gift-student-leadership-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A landmark $3.5-million investment in Â鶹´«Ã½'s Student Leadership Academy by the McCall MacBain Foundation promises to elevate opportunities for students and create lasting impacts for generations to come. Student Life News Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/03/mccall-macbain-gift-student-leadership-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Christena Copeland 2025-03-03T12:30:00Z /news/2025/02/28/dalhousie-students-startup-competition-win.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The team behind a new startup working to provide a solution for the removal of carbon dioxide from rivers and oceans earned a top prize at an innovation competition in Norway this week. Research Science News Graduate Studies Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/02/28/dalhousie-students-startup-competition-win.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2025-02-28T12:30:00Z /news/2025/02/28/dalhousie-johnson-scholarship-foundation-engineering-diversity.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Faculty of Engineering’s Inclusive Pathways to Engineering Careers clears a path for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian and Black students to thrive academically. A gift from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation is helping to make that possible. Student Life News Engineering Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/02/28/dalhousie-johnson-scholarship-foundation-engineering-diversity.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emm Campbell 2025-02-28T12:30:00Z /news/2025/02/27/schulich-law-team-wins-2025-mckelvey-cup.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews David Cruz and Aleida Whidden won Atlantic Canada's most competitive mock trial, setting them up to represent the region in national competition in Ottawa next month. Law News Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/02/27/schulich-law-team-wins-2025-mckelvey-cup.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2025-02-27T12:30:00Z /news/2025/03/07/dalhousie-community-hub.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Â鶹´«Ã½ has always strived to offer open access to activities and facilities for communities nearby. A new online community hub will now make doing so easier than ever. News Community & Culture Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/03/07/dalhousie-community-hub.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Staff 2025-02-27T12:30:00Z /news/2025/02/25/tigers-beer-and-larkin-earn-aus-major-awards.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Women's hockey players Grace Beer and Abby Larkin have earned major AUS awards this season. Sports News Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:00:00 GMT /news/2025/02/25/tigers-beer-and-larkin-earn-aus-major-awards.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-02-24T18:00:00Z /news/2025/02/19/halifax-aquarium-marine-biodiversity-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews How do you make a deep-sea octopus feel at home? Aquatron aquarist Nayla Sernowsky has learned a lot about cephalopod comforts — insights that will help marine creatures make a successful debut at the new Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity when it opens to public. Alumni Science News Community & Culture Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/02/19/halifax-aquarium-marine-biodiversity-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emm Campbell 2025-02-19T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/29/-we-have-a-seat-for-you---5-reasons-dalhousie-university-is-a-to.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Â鶹´«Ã½ is ready welcome next year's class of international students to Nova Scotia, including stepping up efforts to help applicants cut through the clutter of the permit process and focus on the experience ahead. Student Life Registrar News Communications and Marketing Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/29/-we-have-a-seat-for-you---5-reasons-dalhousie-university-is-a-to.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-29T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/24/tigers-celebrate-162-academic-all-canadians.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews To earn this coveted award, student-athletes had to maintain at least a 3.50 grade point average over the course of the 2023-24 academic year while competitive in a varsity sport. Sports Student Life News Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:20:00 GMT /news/2025/01/24/tigers-celebrate-162-academic-all-canadians.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-24T13:20:00Z /news/2025/01/23/agribusiness-podcast-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The students behind Harvesting Impact hope the podcast cultivates meaningful conversations about the future of food and sustainability. Agriculture News Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:28:00 GMT /news/2025/01/23/agribusiness-podcast-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2025-01-23T13:28:00Z /news/2025/01/22/dalhousie-semiconductor-research-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The province's investment establishes a microelectronics research hub at Â鶹´«Ã½ that is designed to develop industry partnerships and a provincial sector focused on supplying the semi- and superconductors essential to powering modern technology. Research Computer Science News Engineering Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:45:00 GMT /news/2025/01/22/dalhousie-semiconductor-research-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-01-22T14:45:00Z /news/2025/01/22/times-higher-education-world-university-subject-rankings-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal rose 11 spots to rank 89th overall in the world for the study of law in Times Higher Education’s 2025 World University Rankings by Subject. Law News Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/22/times-higher-education-world-university-subject-rankings-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-22T14:30:00Z /news/2025/01/15/dalhousie-innovation-funding-lab-2-market.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This new funding establishes Â鶹´«Ã½ as the national headquarters of Lab2Market and will enable the program to expand to more than 50 Canadian universities, colleges, and research hospitals, helping to unlock the commercial potential of $7.8 billion in collective annual research funding. Research Industry Liaison and Innovation News Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/15/dalhousie-innovation-funding-lab-2-market.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-01-15T16:00:00Z /news/2025/01/10/quilt-african-nova-scotian-dalhousie-progress-report.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A stunning quilt installation created by an African Nova Scotian artist has found a permanent home at Â鶹´«Ã½, unveiled late last year at a celebration marking the release of the latest annual report from Â鶹´«Ã½'s African Nova Scotian Strategy Advisory Council. Law News Community & Culture Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:18:00 GMT /news/2025/01/10/quilt-african-nova-scotian-dalhousie-progress-report.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jalana Lewis 2025-01-10T14:18:00Z /news/2025/01/08/justin-trudeau-liberal-leadership-future.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Now that Justin Trudeau has agreed to step down as Liberal leader, possible contenders to replace him must weigh their ambitions for the position against a still-bleak electoral outlook for the federal party. Dal’s Scott Pruysers explains how it could all play out. Research Arts and Social Sciences Political Science News Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/08/justin-trudeau-liberal-leadership-future.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-08T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/08/dalhousie-provost-wanda-costen.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Wanda Costen arrives at Dal eager to help shape the university's future with its people top of mind. "My mantra is transparency, fairness and equity, and I honour that every day in what I’m trying to do." News Senior Administration Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/08/dalhousie-provost-wanda-costen.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-08T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/19/dalhousie-2024-year-in-stories.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Life-changing research, award-winning students, a historic fundraising campaign, cultural milestones — 2024 was a year to remember. Revisit some of our biggest stories of the year. Student Life Health Professions Senior Administration Research Facilities Management Science Human Resources News Engineering Community & Culture Agriculture Graduate Studies Alumni Architecture and Planning Arts and Social Sciences Indigenous Convocation Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/19/dalhousie-2024-year-in-stories.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-12-19T12:30:00Z