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December 2024

Joshua Boyter  –  Research
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Killam scholars and fellows represent some of the best and brightest research Dalhousie has to offer as attendees at a recent celebration event got to see first hand.
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Third-year recreation student Grace Beer has been selected to compete at the 2025 FISU Winter Games in Torino, Italy next month.
Alison Auld  –  Medicine, Pharmacology, Research
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Millions die every year due to bacterial infections that are growing more resistant to antibiotics. Dal researchers and their partners are addressing that threat head-on.
Matt Reeder  –  Research, Student Life, Student Services, News, Community & Culture
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Dalhousie ranked at 107 out of 1,744 participating institutions in the latest global sustainability ranking from QS, cracking the top 100 on a range of measures and placing 12th out of 32 institutions in Canada.
Anthony D Rosborough  –  Law, Research
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Two new bills will amend the Copyright Act to protect consumers’ right to repair their possessions. But more work is needed, including ensuring that manufacturers make their devices repairable.
Margaret Robinson, Jacquie Gahagan, Dale Kirby, and Rasnat Chowdhury  –  Research, Arts and Social Sciences, Sociology and Social Anthropology
Friday, December 6, 2024
Former youth in care deserve equitable educational opportunities. Better longitudinal data is needed around how youth and adults successfully transition to and complete post-secondary education.
Kellly Taylor  –  Community & Culture
Friday, December 6, 2024
Fergus became the first Black Canadian to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons last fall, a remarkable achievement following years of political leadership and public service.
Theresa Anne Salah  –  Engineering, Community & Culture
Friday, December 6, 2024
Engineering student Sapna Natarajan reflects on a day forever etched into Canadian history as a solemn reminder of gender-based violence.
Tanis Trainor  –  Environmental Programs, Community & Culture, Science
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The 69th annual Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni (SSFA) exhibition features all types of art — paintings, textiles, videos, sculptures — from 10 students, 13 staff, 12 faculty, and 22 alumni .
Kim Humes  –  Research, Management, Agriculture, News, Community & Culture
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The 2025 report forecasts overall food prices will increase by 3% to 5% at a time when 8.7 million Canadians are living in food-insecure households.