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Dal News Weekly

No. 613 | November 29, 2024

ACCESSIBILITY

Able After Dal redefines career support for students with disabilities

A new program at Dal assists students and alumni with disabilities as they transition from university life into the workforce.

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Dalhousie and community come together to address student food security for Giving Tuesday

Campus food banks are seeing growing lines of students looking for help in stretching their grocery budgets. Dal is once again rising to meet that need through The Food Security Project on Giving Tuesday.

How a small‑town N.S. market has cultivated community resilience and sustainable agriculture

Dal alum Laurie Jennings has become an icon of the local-food movement in Nova Scotia from his base at the Masstown Market. Now, he's helping fuel the next generation of agricutlural leaders with a generous donation to Dal's Cultiv8 program.

 

'There's a fierce commitment': Charting Dal's progress on accessibility in a week of learning

Dal's third-annual Accessibility Week brought staff, faculty and students together for community events and learning opportunities, all in service to making the university a more inclusive place for all.

Student offers simple skills on how to quickly improve care for people with sight loss

Word of mouth has been key to Dalhousie medical student Tyler Herod's efforts to help ensure more people in the health-care sector are better equipped to serve patients who live with low vision or blindness.

OTHER NEWS

Light and dark themes on display at FASS publications and performances showcase

A look at some of the latest publications and creative work emerging out of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, from books about the daughters of immigrants and Canadian exceptionalism to a philosophy professor's foray into stand-up comedy.

PepsiCo Athletes of the Week (Nov. 25)

Congratulations to our PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!

Tigers Weekend Recap (Nov. 25)

The second to last weekend of action for the Tigers in 2024 was a busy one! Catch up on all the results from this past week!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

“Democracy erodes from the top, not from the bottom up”: Takeaways from this year’s Stanfield Conversation

Award-winning journalist Doug Saunders and celebrated political scientist Dr. Debra Thompson visited Dal this week to dig into a question on many minds right now: What does Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. president mean for the trajectory of democracy worldwide?

MAKING SENSE OF TRUMP THREATS

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposals for massive tariffs on Canadian goods has spooked many. Dr. Brian Bow explains what it could mean for Canada.

Read more: Ask an expert: Could Canada's economy really get crushed by Trump's threatened tariffs?

DAL'S NEW LEARNING AND TEACHING LEAD

Dr. Ben Tait recently joined Dal’s Centre for Learning and Teaching as executive director, eager to empower the university’s educational specialists as they support instructors in their core mission of getting students excited about learning.

Read more: Dal’s new teaching and learning lead embodies spirit of service amid tectonic shifts

THIS WEEK AT THE FOUNTAIN SCHOOL

DalOpera's Cinderella and The Box Office double-bill offers an engaging and hopeful experience, even for those new to opera.

Read more: A light and comedic escape at the opera

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CHRONIC PAIN

While many people living with chronic pain require medication, there is growing interest in non-pharmacological approaches that seek not only to treat and manage pain, but also to prevent it.

Read more: Prioritizing pain: 5 ways to move beyond managing chronic pain

NOW OPEN

 

Join us for the 69th Student, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni Exhibition, an annual celebration showcasing the creativity and talent from Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College.

Gallery hours:
Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: Noon – 5 p.m.
Sunday: Noon – 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. 
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