Dal News /news.html Dal News Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:05:12 GMT 2025-08-20T05:05:12Z 17吃瓜网在线 renews strategic partnership to empower Canada鈥檚 future health leaders /news/2025/08/19/health-administration-strategic-alliance.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 Master of Health Administration program renews its alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders, granting graduates direct access to the Certified Health Executive designation and strengthening leadership training through the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework. Health Professions News Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:27:00 GMT /news/2025/08/19/health-administration-strategic-alliance.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal Health Communications staff, with files from CCHL 2025-08-19T14:27:00Z The Road to 150: How industry partnerships are shaping 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 agricultural future /news/2025/08/19/dalhousie-agriculture-technology-partnership.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线 celebrates 15 years of partnership with Case IH and Tidal Tractor, marking the path toward 150 machinery units that have transformed agricultural education for thousands of students. Agriculture Student Life News Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/08/19/dalhousie-agriculture-technology-partnership.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2025-08-19T11:30:00Z Dal launches new entrepreneurial AI program for startups in Atlantic Canada /news/2025/08/15/ai2market-launch.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AI2Market mirrors the nationally recognized Lab2Market entrepreneurship program with a focus on training students in AI.聽 Fourth-year Computer Science student Vansh Sood shares his experience. Student Life Computer Science Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT /news/2025/08/15/ai2market-launch.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Tanis Trainor 2025-08-15T10:00:00Z Quantum 1000: New Dal camp introduces high schoolers to revolutionary technology /news/2025/08/14/quantum-high-school-camp.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Local high school students received a two-day summer crash course in quantum computing, organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, that took participants through the basics before challenging them to explore real-world applications. Science Community & Culture Graduate Studies Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT /news/2025/08/14/quantum-high-school-camp.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2025-08-14T10:00:00Z High winds, high scores: Dal Engineering students take bronze on global stage with offshore wind turbine design /news/2025/08/14/offshore-wind-turbine-competition-belgium.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A trio of 17吃瓜网在线 students and recent graduates earned international recognition this summer for their innovative offshore wind turbine design in Belgium. Student Life Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:45:00 GMT /news/2025/08/14/offshore-wind-turbine-competition-belgium.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Theresa Ann Salah 2025-08-14T08:45:00Z Pioneering work on sustainable health care earns PhD grad prestigious Vanier Scholarship /news/2025/08/12/vanier-scholarship-jonathan-drew.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews From Nova Scotia to New Zealand and beyond, Jonathan Drew鈥檚 work reminds that caring for people and caring for the planet are not competing goals 鈥 but deeply intertwined imperatives. Research Health Professions Health Promotion Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT /news/2025/08/12/vanier-scholarship-jonathan-drew.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dawn Morrison 2025-08-12T08:00:00Z Dal PhD student arctic research showcased in NSERC photo competition /news/2025/08/11/nserc-science-exposed-patrick-white.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 鈥淪mall boats, big glaciers鈥 by Patrick White is one of just 20 finalists in the latest edition of the NSERC Science Exposed competition. Learn about Patrick's research and vote before Sept. 21, 2025. Student Life Biology Science Graduate Studies Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:30:00 GMT /news/2025/08/11/nserc-science-exposed-patrick-white.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Tanis Trainor 2025-08-11T09:30:00Z In memoriam: Sir Graham Day, Chancellor Emeritus (1933鈥2025) /news/2025/08/08/in-memoriam--sir-graham-day--chancellor-emeritus.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sir Graham Day had lived many lives before becoming Dal's fourth chancellor in the 1990s. President Kim Brooks remembers a business leader and champion of education dubbed "The last Canadian knight." Management Law News Senior Administration Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/08/08/in-memoriam--sir-graham-day--chancellor-emeritus.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kim Brooks, President 2025-08-08T11:30:00Z Federal funding boosts 17吃瓜网在线's commitment to ethical research with African Nova Scotian communities /news/2025/08/05/dalhousie-african-nova-scotia-research-grant.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 African Nova Scotian Strategy group has secured a prestigious SSHRC Insight Grant to propel an important research ethics project into its next phase. News Community & Culture Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/08/05/dalhousie-african-nova-scotia-research-grant.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jalana Lewis 2025-08-05T11:30:00Z In photos: Community Day on the Agricultural Campus /news/2025/08/06/community-day-truro-agriculture.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The annual summer event, open to all, showcases the best of what the Ag Campus has to offer: beautiful grounds and facilities, unique people and programs, and tractor loads of community spirit. Agriculture Community & Culture Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/08/06/community-day-truro-agriculture.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Photos by Danny Abriel 2025-08-05T11:30:00Z With $1M gift, Dallaire Institute scales up protection of children in Latin America amid regional crisis /news/2025/07/31/slaight-family-dallaire-institute.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Dal-based Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security is ramping up emergency prevention efforts across Latin America thanks to a $1-million gift from The Slaight Family Foundation. Alumni News Community & Culture Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/31/slaight-family-dallaire-institute.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Yuan Yuan 2025-07-31T11:30:00Z 17吃瓜网在线 in full colour: Halifax Pride Parade 2025 through the lens /news/2025/07/31/pride-parade-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 vibrant crew lit up Halifax Pride with joy, colour, and solidarity 鈥 a celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and community captured beautifully here in photos. Community & Culture Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/31/pride-parade-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Photos by Nick Pearce 2025-07-31T11:30:00Z Appointment of Cathie O'Toole as Vice鈥慞resident Finance and Administration /news/2025/07/30/avpa-announcement.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线 has announced the appointment of Cathie O鈥橳oole as the university鈥檚 next Vice-President Finance and Administration. News Senior Administration Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/07/30/avpa-announcement.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Staff 2025-07-30T13:00:00Z Recognizing the minds behind the momentum: Dal鈥檚 2025 research awards /news/2025/07/29/dalhousie-research-awards-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线 honours research excellence across disciplines 鈥 from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data. Research News Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/29/dalhousie-research-awards-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-07-29T11:30:00Z Citizen scientists help monitor coastal ecosystems in new 17吃瓜网在线 project /news/2025/07/28/marine-species-nova-scotia-coast.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This summer, Nova Scotians join 17吃瓜网在线 researchers in a groundbreaking eDNA project to track marine life shifts as ocean temperatures rise. Research Biology Science Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/28/marine-species-nova-scotia-coast.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-07-28T11:30:00Z Messages from the millennium: Dal medical school unseals time capsule from 2000 /news/2025/07/25/dalhousie-medicine-time-capsule.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A forgotten time capsule from 17吃瓜网在线 Medicine鈥檚 Class of 2000 resurfaces, bridging generations with heartfelt messages and vintage memorabilia. Medicine News Community & Culture Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/25/dalhousie-medicine-time-capsule.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dayna Park 2025-07-25T11:30:00Z Six accomplished individuals honoured as notable Dal alumni /news/2025/07/25/new-dalhousie-notable-alumni-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 notable alumni are recognized for leadership and impact across fields. In June 2025, six distinguished individuals were added, including pioneers in planning, medicine, arts, law, sports and public service. Alumni Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/25/new-dalhousie-notable-alumni-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Office of Adavncement 2025-07-25T11:30:00Z 17吃瓜网在线鈥憀ed gene therapy trial offers breakthrough for rare genetic disorder /news/2025/07/23/fabry-disease-study-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Fabry disease can shorten lifespans and damage organs. A new treatment offers sufferers of the disorder a reprieve from routine treatments and an easing of the pain caused by the disease. Research Medicine Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/23/fabry-disease-study-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-07-23T11:30:00Z 鈥淭aking care of us鈥: Community event centres African Nova Scotian health care /news/2025/07/22/african-nova-scotian-strategy-community-gathering.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 African Nova Scotian Strategy hosted 鈥淭aking Care of Us鈥 this spring, a vibrant event spotlighting Black health-care leadership and career pathways. Community & Culture Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/22/african-nova-scotian-strategy-community-gathering.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jalana Lewis 2025-07-22T11:30:00Z Mission to save a giant: Dal scientists take to the sea to track the elusive right whale /news/2025/07/17/right-whales-endangered-drone-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal scientists use cutting-edge technology to glean insight into the behaviour of an ancient species under threat, work that's featured in new Apple TV+ series The Wild Ones. Research News Science Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/17/right-whales-endangered-drone-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-07-17T11:30:00Z Unmasking the 鈥榤anosphere鈥: Dal Health researcher explores online radicalization, masculinity and power /news/2025/07/15/manosphere-health-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal researcher Dr. Luc Cousineau investigates how online communities radicalize young men, revealing the dangerous intersection of digital culture, masculinity, and far-right extremism. Research Health Professions Community & Culture Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/15/manosphere-health-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dawn Morrison 2025-07-15T11:30:00Z Polar tech with revolutionary potential earns 17吃瓜网在线 team global recognition /news/2025/07/14/climate-change-polar-regions-data-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews These student researchers tackled a key challenge in polar research by creating a communication system that could transform how scientists monitor oceans under melting ice sheets. News Oceans Engineering Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/14/climate-change-polar-regions-data-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Katie MacGuire 2025-07-14T11:30:00Z Your Voice in action: Dal survey insights drive innovation at work /news/2025/07/11/dalhousie-your-voice.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews As Dal prepares for the next edition of the Your Voice employee survey this fall, take a look at how the university and its Faculties and units have responded to the most recent survey, leading efforts to enhance wellness, recognition, and workplace culture. Community & Culture Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/11/dalhousie-your-voice.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kelly Taylor 2025-07-11T11:30:00Z Joy, pride, and progress: Dal launches Pride with celebration and commitment /news/2025/07/10/dalhousie-pride-flag-raising.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A flag-raising event on campus Tuesday set the tone for this year's Pride festivities with powerful speeches, vibrant energy, and a renewed commitment to equity. Community & Culture Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/10/dalhousie-pride-flag-raising.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Photos by Danny Abriel 2025-07-10T11:30:00Z Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence鈥慴ased solutions are under political fire /news/2025/07/09/plastics-threaten-ecosystems-and-human-health--but-evidence-base.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A healthy and sustainable planet means supporting action based on scientific evidence, not misinforming people with catchy phrases and political rhetoric, writes Dal's Tony Walker and colleague Miriam Diamond. Research Science Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/09/plastics-threaten-ecosystems-and-human-health--but-evidence-base.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Tony R. Walker and Miriam L. Diamond 2025-07-09T11:30:00Z