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October 2024

Kenneth Conrad  –  Chemistry, Research, Science
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Researchers have developed a solar-powered device that can make ocean water consumable. The game-changer: it’s more affordable than competing tools thanks to its use of this abundant material.
Farrah Smith  –  Office of Sustainability, Community & Culture
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Dal's executive director in the Office of Sustainability shares tips on how you can reduce your environmental impact during Halloween each year.
Jocelyn Adams Moss  –  Research, Chemistry, Science
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Get to know Meet Dr. Alex Veinot, a chemist and member of Glooscap First Nation who shares his vision for a more inclusive future where Indigenous perspectives and voices contribute to scientific discovery and innovation.
Kyle Brykman and Anika Cloutier  –  Research, Management
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Mental illness symptoms can impair work engagement by causing employees to fixate on the potential negative consequences of speaking up.
Ellie Garry-Jones  –  Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Community & Culture
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
How a Dal research institute is bringing microbes to life for youth.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Science, Oceanography
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
An underwater device has given scientists a clearer picture of how much phytoplankton — the microscopic foundation of the marine food web — there is on Earth. Hint: It's a lot more than space satellites conveyed.
Mike Fleury  –  Research, Student Life, News, Graduate Studies
Monday, October 28, 2024
Dalhousie has established the new $3.2-million Dalhousie Research Excellence Scholarship to support PhD students and increase their enrolment over the next three years.
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Both soccer teams and the cross-country team battled it out for titles during AUS championship weekend.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Agriculture, News
Friday, October 25, 2024
They have attained great understanding of history, carry wisdom, and are caretakers of traditional teachings. And now, five Mi'kmaq knowledge keepers are part of a new course that will introduce students to Indigenous practices of being custodians of the land and of animals.
Andrew Riley  –  Research, Engineering
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Dalhousie researchers and their industrial partners have piloted the world’s first municipal-scale UV LED reactor for wastewater treatment, a groundbreaking innovation that has set the stage for a revolution in how wastewater is treated worldwide.