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The start of the fall academic term has brought with it the biggest uptick in on-campus activity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We take a visual tour of campus to showcase some of the safety measures put in place to help prevent the spread of the virus on campus.

Taking early inspiration from famed broadcaster and sex educator Dr. Sue Johanson, Dalhousie researcher Natalie Rosen has made it her work's purpose to understand and help individuals and couples coping with sexual problems or changes to their sexual relationships. Learn more in our preview of this week's episode of the Sciographies podcast.

A new Dal course, "The Politics of Pandemics," is offering students a window into how global pandemics affect societies, addressing some of the most pressing questions and concerns of COVID-19 and beyond.

Young people often swallow any drugs they have on them when they encounter police, risking overdose to avoid a drug possession charge. Read more from Dal researchers Kristyn Anderson and Kirstin Weerdenburg.

As an OFI ambassador, the Dal-based marine ecologist will promote ocean literacy, help shape the institute’s future direction, engage with other leaders, and mentor early career researchers as junior ambassadors.

She's been referred to as not only the best young theoretical chemist in Canada, but perhaps "the best young chemist (of any kind) in all of North America." Now, Dalhousie's Erin Johnson has been honoured by the Royal Society of Canada with its prestigious Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry.

With summer winding down and the new academic term now underway, more students, staff and faculty members are seeking out campus services again. We take a look at a few of the university’s major services and how to make use of them this fall.

The lessons learned through the COVID-19 have obvious implications for future infectious disease research. But Dal’s Dr. Shashi Gujar and partners see another huge opportunity: repurposing the body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2 as the next generation of cancer immunotherapy.

Academics across Canada took time this week to engage in activities in protest of anti-Black racism and police violence. Here’s just a sampling of what some from the Dal community had to share.

The Faculty of Management's Dana Kabat-Farr totally reimagined her organizational behaviour course when she took it online this summer, with a great response from students. Here's how she approached it.