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Student Life, Arts and Social Sciences, Convocation, News, Classics
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
When Zainab Syed came to Â鶹´«Ã½ in the fall of 2017, she originally planned to major in psychology. A course in Ancient Greek changed all that and led her to discover a whole new community as a Classics student.
Research, Social Work, Health Professions, Women In Research
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
Hundreds of workers arrived in Prince Edward Island from other countries after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic early in 2020 to fill positions in the agricultural and seafood processing sectors. A new report sheds light on whether adequate safeguards were put in place to shield them from COVID-19.
Architecture and Planning, Planning, News
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
In recognition of Nova Scotia Access Awareness Week and Canada’s National AccessAbility Week, we spoke to the School of Planning's Mikiko Terashima about reimagining public spaces with accessibility in mind and the importance of awareness in removing barriers.
Research, News
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
Jeff Dahn, Chongyin Yang and Michael Metzger will use millions in new funding to help advance their work on developing better batteries for electric vehicles and grid-energy storage.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
When Zainab Syed came to Â鶹´«Ã½ in the fall of 2017, she originally planned to major in psychology. A course in Ancient Greek changed all that and led her to discover a whole new community as a Classics student.
Student Life, Convocation
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Before arriving in Canada from Ecuador to pursue her studies at Â鶹´«Ã½, Bachelor of Computer Science student Daniela Tay Lee Sanchez never anticipated that four years later she would be graduating with a computer science degree.
Medicine, Research, News
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Dr. Chris Richardson, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, completed a pilot study that shows mixing two different COVID-19 vaccines can be highly effective in generating the neutralizing antibodies necessary to fight the communicable disease and boost immunity.
Student Life, Convocation
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
An asphalt technician, an award-winning pastry cook and more, Brittany MacLean has tried it all but has never felt more at home than she has in the Veterinary Technology program at Â鶹´«Ã½'s Faculty of Agriculture.
Student Life, Law
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Schulich School of Law graduate Dakota Bernard used his time at law school to advocate for Indigenous students and the community.
Medicine
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Nigerian-born Deji Ologbenla saw his younger brother suffer as the result of sickle cell anemia when growing up, an experience that motivated him to embark on the path to a career in medicine.