RESEARCH
Think that exercising can compensate for the amount of time we spend sitting each day? Dal postdoc Travis Saunders says: think again.
Read more:
Is sitting killing us?
NEWS BITES
Budget, tuition and fees: The Budget Advisory Committee's draft operating budget plan is now out. Also released are the BAC's tuition and fee recommendations for 2014-15 along with dates for student consultations. (View these on the VP Academic website, lower right-hand sidebar.) Look for our Dal News "BACgrounder" on the budget next week!
Connecting Cultures: Don't miss next week's "Connecting Cultures" events, a free series supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council that considers topics ranging from social media to social policy, from the environment to the arts.
TEDx Nova Scotia: Purchase your tickets now for TEDx Nova Scotia, taking place March 9 in Dal's Student Union Building. This year's event, under the theme "Chances Worth Taking: Innovation in a Time of Indifference," will explore the chances that can change our lives, the reasons we take those chances and the results that come from them.
More events: There's lots on the go on campus at the moment. Visit the Dal Events Calendar for more.