If you have trouble viewing this notice, please add dalhousie.news@dal.ca to your address book or safe list.
You may also view the newsletter at https://www.dal.ca/news/newsletter/2023_02_02.html

Dal News Weekly

No. 520 | February 02, 2023

African Heritage Month begins

Community urged to treasure special roots at flag‑raising event

The African Nova Scotian flag was hoisted at Dal Wednesday as part of an African Heritage Month kick-off event centred around the importance of paying homage to ancestors.

Read more...


Film screenings, panel discussions, and Dal's first-ever Black Health Awareness Week: for more details on these and other events happening this month, visit the Human Rights & Equity Services website.
 

Other news

Research Nova Scotia grants support new perspectives for a healthier future

To kickstart research innovation with the potential to improve health care in the province, Research Nova Scotia (RNS) has awarded close to $1 million in New Health Investigator Grants to 10 Dalhousie researchers.

Dal profs energize classroom with vibrant new student‑centred redesign

A new active learning space at Dal moves beyond the traditional classroom, offering instructors more ways to engage students as active participants in their own learning process.

Dal swim star discovers new pace in and out of the pool

Now in her second year in a Master of Science in Kinesiology, five-time Academic All-Canadian Mady Shivgulam looks forward to applying her experience to all aspects of her life — from coaching swimmers to mentoring young women in science.

Heubach named U SPORTS Athlete of the Week (Feb. 1)

Track and Field athlete Lorena Heubach has been named the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week.

PepsiCo Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30)

Track and field athletes Lorena Heubach and Aidan Goslett are this week's PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!

Tigers Weekend Action (Jan. 29)

The Tigers were back in action this weekend!

MUNRO DAY

The story behind Dal's February holiday, including a look at the man called Munro and the students who lobbied to honour him with a mid-winter pause.

Read more: Inside Munro Day, Dal’s wondrous little winter holiday

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS

An update on Dal's employee wellness strategy released this week offers insights into some of the plan's key initiatives.

Read more: Dal spotlights progress on employee wellness in new report

A NEW SERIES: IDEA TO IMPACT

Nova Scotian tech start-up Katchi aims to revolutionize commercial fishing with a precision fish harvesting system that has no contact with the ocean floor. It’s a mission that Dalhousie has supported with programs, resources and talent.

Read more: Where ideas meet impact: Fisheries tech start‑up catches resources and talent at Dalhousie

AN OPERA FOR EVERYONE

You don’t need to be a classical music connoisseur to enjoy The Cunning Little Vixen, DalOpera's latest production — a folktale that follows the adventures of an irrepressible young fox.

Read more: Young fox takes centre stage in DalOpera’s The Cunning Little Vixen

Dalhousie University

The Dal News Weekly is an email service of Dalhousie Communications, Marketing and Creative Services. Dal News, the Dalhousie University community's news site can be accessed on the web at https://dal.ca/news

To be unsubscribed from this list, send an email with the subject line "Stop mail Dalnews-Weekly" to dalhousie.news@dal.ca. If you are not sending the email from your Dalhousie account, you must include your NetID or Dalhousie email address in the message body. Please follow these directions exactly, or else your request will not be processed by our automated system.


Follow Dalhousie on social media