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Ask an expert: Barriers to care for transgender and nonbinary people

Ask an expert: Barriers to care for transgender and nonbinary people

Dr. Hilary MacCormick, an anesthesiologist in the Department of Women's and Obstetric Anesthesia and assistant professor at Dalhousie, discusses some of the barriers, stress, and marginalization transgender and noxnbinary people face in accessing gender-affirming surgery.  Read more.

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Courtney Bragg
Friday, June 14, 2024
Dal and the Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia host a fundraising event on campus later this month to help newcomers.
Kenneth Conrad
Thursday, June 13, 2024
The Atlantic Science Links Association’s second junior high science contest brought some of Nova Scotia’s brightest young scientific minds to the Dalhousie campus for a celebration of their achievements.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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Kate Rogers
Monday, January 9, 2023
Dal-trained family physician Dr. Leah Jones hopes to create a supportive, welcoming environment for Black students to work and learn.
Nick Pearce
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The Carol Sing, a much-loved Dal holiday tradition, returned this week after a two-year hiatus — delivering a big dose of festive cheer and yummy treats as yet another eventful year on campus draws to a close.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Discovery, community and celebration — oh my, 2022 was indeed quite a year. Take a look back at 35 of Dal News' top stories of impact, insight and achievement from across the past year.
Mark Campbell
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Supported by alumni, friends, faculty and staff, Dalhousie led an effort that raised more than $70,000 to ensure that student nutritional needs are met through the Dalhousie Student Union Food Bank and the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Food Pantry.
Theresa Anne Salah
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Each year, in honour of the women killed at École Polytechnique in 1989, Dalhousie’s Women in Engineering Society hosts a memorial to commemorate the victims and showcase the resiliency of women in our society.