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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
Dal President Kim Brooks recruited a Costume Studies student to create a new design for her ceremonial garb, one that better reflects the land Dal sits on, the university's values, and her own identity.

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Matt Reeder
Friday, October 21, 2022
Donors at Dal and beyond support Ukrainian sisters Mariia and Yuliia Lytvynchuk as they settle into student life in Halifax.
Theresa Anne Salah
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
A pair of engineering alumni who transformed the standard of care provided to patients with rings stuck on their fingers are pitching their revolutionary products to Canada's most well-known venture capitalists.
Courtney Bragg
Monday, October 17, 2022
Since students and staff of St. Joseph’s-Alexander MacKay Elementary in Halifax's North End moved to the neighbourhood near Dal last year to allow for construction of their new school, the university has stepped up to help them stay active and feel welcome.
Matt Reeder
Friday, October 14, 2022
Dalhousie held its first Milestones Tea ceremony in years late last month to honour the contributions of more than 60 faculty and staff who reached 25, 35 or 45 years of service to the university in 2020.
Stephen Abbott (with files from Matt Reeder)
Friday, October 14, 2022
Learn more about two free Dal projects on display this weekend as part of Halifax's annual city-wide art festival, now in its 15th year.