/news.html Dal News Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:12:11 GMT 2025-01-23T18:12:11Z /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/2025/01/20/tigers-weekend-action--jan--20-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Several teams were in action this weekend with the women's volleyball team battling SMU twice at Dalplex. Sports Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/20/tigers-weekend-action--jan--20-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-20T13:00:00Z /news/2025/01/17/teenagers-drug-use-cognitive-behavioural-therapy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A research team led by Â鶹´«Ã½ has found that brief cognitive behavioural interventions that help young people manage such things as impulsivity, sensation seeking, sensitivity to anxiety and negative thinking can reduce teen substance use disorders. Research Medicine Psychiatry Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/17/teenagers-drug-use-cognitive-behavioural-therapy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-01-17T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/21/ai-driving-startup-dalhousie-student.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Acciceptron is the brainchild of third-year student Sai Narayan Karthikeya Redrowtu, who conceptualized an AI-driven platform for vehicles that blends human and machine intelligence to reduce motor-vehicle accidents. Computer Science Student Life Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/21/ai-driving-startup-dalhousie-student.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2025-01-16T12:30:00Z /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/2025/01/15/epilepsy-research-dalhousie-zambia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Researchers have joined forces with Zambian health-care professionals to create the Mfuwe Epilepsy Foundation, with a focus on improving epilepsy care in rural Zambia where health infrastructure is limited. Medicine Research Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/15/epilepsy-research-dalhousie-zambia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Laith Alhadeed 2025-01-15T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/14/engineering-dalhousie-experiential-learning.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A knockout-style tournament started by two part-time academics on Dal's Truro Campus put teams of undergrads to the test in a series of engineering-based challenges testing a variety of skills essential to the discipline. Agriculture Student Life Engineering Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/14/engineering-dalhousie-experiential-learning.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2025-01-14T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/13/tigers-weekend-action--jan--13-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Tigers had a busy week to kick off 2025! Sports Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/13/tigers-weekend-action--jan--13-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-13T13:00:00Z /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/2025/01/09/united-states-canada-state-51st.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews How precisely Donald Trump could make good on his threat to annex Canada can be found in the U.S. Constitution. There is both potential and precedent in American history. International Development Studies Community & Culture Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:58:00 GMT /news/2025/01/09/united-states-canada-state-51st.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Robert Huish 2025-01-09T18:58:00Z /news/2025/01/09/north-end-halifax-rodney-small.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Rodney Small, founder and executive director of grassroots community engagement initiative One North End, sees a direct link between his Dal education and the work he does now. "I was not just a number." Alumni Management Community & Culture Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/09/north-end-halifax-rodney-small.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sonya Jampolsky 2025-01-09T12:30:00Z /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/2025/01/08/pepsico-athletes-of-the-week--jan--6-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Congratulations to Ally MacNutt and Nathan Gray on being named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week. Sports Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:52:00 GMT /news/2025/01/08/pepsico-athletes-of-the-week--jan--6-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-07T19:52:00Z /news/2025/01/07/letter-from-the-editor.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews As more and more of our readers engage with our stories online, DAL Magazine will be relaunching in 2025 as a fully digital publication, keeping you up-to-date and informed on all things Dal in a more environmentally friendly and fiscally sustainable way. DAL Magazine W24 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/letter-from-the-editor.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AnnMarie MacKinnon 2025-01-07T04:30:00Z /news/2025/01/07/message-from-the-president.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Some reflections on Bruce Springsteen, seeing the future, and how universities can work to create new possibilities. DAL Magazine W24 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:29:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/message-from-the-president.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Kim Brooks 2025-01-07T04:29:00Z /news/2025/01/07/better-with-age.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Older adults have better health outcomes when they age in their homes and communities. From smart homes to reimagined communities, Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers are working to make that possible. DAL Magazine W24 Physiotherapy Health Professions Planning Computer Science Architecture and Planning Arts and Social Sciences Medicine Sociology and Social Anthropology Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:28:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/better-with-age.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emm Campbell 2025-01-07T04:28:00Z /news/2025/01/07/spawning-solutions.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Wild seafood production has been depleted by overfishing, making aquaculture more important than ever. Dal experts are advancing ways to make the practice more sustainable to feed the world. DAL Magazine W24 Science Marine Biology Oceanography Agriculture Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:27:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/spawning-solutions.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emm Campbell 2025-01-07T04:27:00Z /news/2025/01/07/flow-graham-gagnon.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Meet Dr. Graham Gagnon, director of Dal's Centre for Water Resources Studies and the researcher who thinks about water so you don’t have to. Architecture and Planning DAL Magazine W24 Engineering Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:26:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/flow-graham-gagnon.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ryan McNutt 2025-01-07T04:26:00Z /news/2025/01/07/teaching-excellence.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Recipients of Dal’s top teaching awards share, in their own words, how they approach teaching and the themes that emerge to create a roadmap that any new or seasoned instructor can incorporate into their classroom. Social Work DAL Magazine W24 Dentistry International Development Studies Health Professions Arts and Social Sciences Science Psychology Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:25:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/teaching-excellence.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Tanis Trainor 2025-01-07T04:25:00Z /news/2025/01/07/found.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Diving into the history of the newly named and revitalized Â鶹´«Ã½ Women’s Connection and over six decades of providing bursaries, awards, and prizes for women students. Alumni DAL Magazine W24 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:24:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/found.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jennifer Lambert 2025-01-07T04:24:00Z /news/2025/01/07/research-roundup.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Learn some of the latest advances from Dal researchers covering everything from PTSD service dogs to sleeping pill dependence. DAL Magazine W24 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:23:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/research-roundup.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld and Andrew Riley 2025-01-07T04:23:00Z /news/2025/01/07/read-watch-listen.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal alumni and faculty share their books, television shows, films, webinars, and podcasts. DAL Magazine W24 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:22:00 GMT /news/2025/01/07/read-watch-listen.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews DAL Magazine 2025-01-07T04:22:00Z