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Debbie Parker (Human Resources), Gail Power (Faculty of Agriculture) and Cathie Smith Gillis (Faculty of Health Professions) are this year's recipients of the Dalhousie DPMG Award, celebrating outstanding contributions from professional and managerial staff across the university. Darrell Rhodenizer (Office of Advancement) received the DPMG's new Early Career Award.

Debbie Martin of Dal’s Faculty of Health Professions receives Training Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to expand research capacity, skills and career trajectories of Indigenous early career researchers and trainees.

Growing up in the Eskasoni First Nation, Karlee Johnson saw first-hand the impact of language and culture barriers in the health-care system. Now, as a Medical Sciences student at Dal, she has her sights set on a career in medicine in her own community.

Dal student team prevails at the first-ever global World’s Challenge Challenge competition, winning $30,000 to help develop their pilot project to provide prosthetic limbs to people in developing countries.

Sharon Forward (Faculty of Medicine), Eileen Kaiser (Department of Pathology) and Lugene Young (Manager Health Services, Agricultural Campus) are this year's recipients of Dalhousie's top honour for service to students.

Dalhousie awarded honorary degrees to nine exceptional individuals during Spring Convocation 2017. Watch some of the advice they shared with Dal's newest class of graduates.

Toward 200: For 2018, Grad Studies plans to “supersize” Dal’s annual Three-Minute Thesis event for grad students, making it bigger and better than ever.

A collaboration between Dal materials researchers and a local technology company is set to help scientists collect more accurate data on animal behaviour, movement, physiology and the survival of animals in marine and freshwater environments.

A team of Computer Science students took home first place at the Nova Scotia Sandboxes “Introduction to Innovation” Bootcamp for their tech-based solution to support individuals suffering from dementia.

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has elected Donna Bourne-Tyson, Dalhousie’s university librarian, as its president for a two year-term.