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Dal News Weekly

No. 272 | February 27, 2014

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

Fresh powder, new possibility

A group of Occupational Therapy students are spending their free time this winter on the ski slopes, helping individuals with disabilities experience the rush of gliding down the mountainside.

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Short but sweet: Dal to host its second 3‑Minute Thesis showdown

We speak with last year’s winner, Jacob Cookey, about his advice to grad students preparing for competition on March 4 and 5.

 

CIS volleyball preview: Women's, Men's

After taking home their respective AUS titles, the Tigers teams are back on the road this week with room in their suitcases for a couple of CIS championships.

Student brings innovative ideas to oil and gas research

Earth Sciences student Andrea Christians received the 2013 Energy Innovation Grant for her work on the evolutionary history of salt structures.

Moving to a city she dreamt about

Insights to Success: Anne of Green Gables inspired Maygan Forbes to come to the Maritimes from London, England. What she found was a welcoming, supportive community.

Data Privacy Day: Considering our digital lives

Dal's eighth annual conference on privacy and security issues attracted large crowds to hear speakers from the Office of the Privacy Commisioner of Canada, Microsoft and more.

Top 5 study spaces

You're refreshed from study break; now it's time for the final push of the school year. So where are you going to study?

Paying tribute to a mentor

The Society of Dalhousie Music Students hosts the James Faraday Memorial Concert on Feb. 27, with all proceeds going to a scholarship in his name.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Feb. 21‑23)

Tigers swimmers showed their worth at the CIS swimming championships in Toronto and the women's track and field team took home the AUS banner.

Athletes of the Week (ending Feb. 23)

Track and field's Rebecca Haworth and swimmer David Sharpe are this week's Dalhousie G2 Athletes of the Week.

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.

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