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December 2023

Stefanie Wilson  –  Research, News, Senior Administration, Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Dalhousie placed 109 globally and 15th in Canada out of pool that’s doubled this year to include 1,403 participating universities. Find out where Dal excelled when it comes to sustainability.
Matt Reeder  –  Research, News, Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
A new book from Dr. Afua Cooper, Halifax's seventh poet laureate and a Black Studies scholar at Dal, uses poetry, vivid archival images, and evocative illustrations to paint a powerful picture of the disaster's impact on Black Haligonians.
Jacob Caines  –  Arts and Social Sciences, Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
During the orchestra's Dec. 5 concert, the ensemble will tell stories of fictional characters from the 1780s, true accounts of the first Black woman to become a recognized and celebrated composer and provide a sombre reflection on a life ended too soon.
Steven Baur
Monday, December 4, 2023
For their “last single” Now and Then, the remaining 2023 Beatles kept John Lennon’s chorus, but changed where it fell. This necessary “repair” meant losing some of Lennon’s most touching passages.
Tanis Trainor  –  Research, Medicine, News
Monday, December 4, 2023
Dal PhD candidate Saby Mathavarajah worked with Dr. Ingo Braasch, an expert in genomics and aquaculture at Michigan State University, this year thanks to a Killam International Research Award.
Josh Boyter  –  Research, Agriculture, Graduate Studies
Friday, December 1, 2023
Researcher Sophie Watts harnessed her training in Dal's OpenThink program to discuss bold ideas in the realm of genomics. Learn more and apply by Dec. 18 if you'd like a chance to join the 2024 cohort.
Stephen Abbott  –  Management, Community & Culture
Friday, December 1, 2023
MacEachen Institute Scholarly Director Dr. Kevin Quigley says the tourism industry still has serious work to do towards reducing barriers for people with disabilities.
Mandy King  –  Libraries, Community & Culture
Friday, December 1, 2023
Halifax's Rouge Fatale led Dalhousie’s first Drag Storytime last Friday, balancing fun, humour and heartwarming stories at an event that also included a post-story conversation on gender, sexual health and more.
Emily MacKinnon and Kate Clark  –  Research, Architecture and Planning, Community & Culture
Friday, December 1, 2023
Dal alum Kate Clark helps lead a team of Planning alumni and students at Dal's Planning for Equity, Accessibility and Community Health (PEACH) Research Unit.