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February 2019

Kenneth Conrad (with files from Genome Atlantic)  –  Research, Medicine, Psychiatry
Monday, February 11, 2019
A new project led by researchers in Dalhousie's Department of Psychiatry will explore the genetic factors that play a role in bipolar disorder (BD). Drs. Martin Alda and Rudolf Uher say their work could lead to new clinical tools to better diagnose and treat the disease.
Dalhousie Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, February 11, 2019
Reagan Crowell (Swimming) and Alec Karlsen (Swimming) are this week's Dalhousie MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.
Dalhousie Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, February 11, 2019
Four new AUS championship banners are set to fly on campus thanks to victories this past weekend from the women's and women's swim teams and the men's and women's curling teams.
Cecilia Khamete  –  Student Services, Community & Culture
Friday, February 8, 2019
A student-led movement dedicated to providing free menstrual products to those in need has made its way to Dalhousie thanks to the efforts of students Lucy MacLeod and Claire Sethuram.
Matt Reeder  –  Research, Community & Culture
Friday, February 8, 2019
Third-year Dal Kinesiology student Fola Akpan got her first taste of applied research last summer on a project addressing the link between cellphone use and neck issues. This weekend, she joins friends, students and other researchers of African descent on campus to share some of the findings in the first annual Black Research Symposium.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Libraries, News, Community & Culture
Friday, February 8, 2019
The first East Coast hub of the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation, located in the Indigenous Community Room of the MacRae Library on the Agricultural Campus in Truro, will encourage education and awareness about Indigenous history.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, Medicine, Health Professions
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Seven researchers from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, and the IWK Health Centre are receiving a combined $3.4 million investment from the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Program.
Patti Lewis  –  Research, Oceans, Science, News
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Brand new research facilities open in Steele Ocean Sciences Building, fulfilling a vision to support researchers in their work to discover innovative solutions to ocean-related issues.
Courtney Law  –  News
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Dedication and hard work in the gym have paid off for Dalhousie Engineering student and gymnast Alex Watters, who has been chosen as flag bearer for Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Winter Games this month.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Sports, Agriculture
Thursday, February 7, 2019
It's woodsmen weekend on the Dal Agricultural Campus as the Dal AC Woodsmen teams are taking aim at winning the national championship on home turf.