October 2024

While it’s sad to say goodbye to sandals and flip-flops for the season, the bright side is you can save 30% on socks at the Dal Bookstore until November 3.

Processes are underway to activate heating across all campuses and will be complete within a week to ten days.

Access to Percipio, an online learning platform offered to faculty and staff, will come to an end on October 31. If you haven't already, visit Percipio/My Learning to download your completed badges and certificates.

Please note the exit to the McCain Parkade on Le Marchant Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, November 5. Security will have staff onsite to direct traffic.

Professor Amares Chatt (known to all simply as Chatt or Dr. Chatt) passed away suddenly on October 20, 2024. Professor Chatt will be fondly remembered as an extremely helpful mentor and enthusiastic colleague who was always upbeat and forward-looking in his interactions and associations. He will be sorely missed.

Drivers can expect traffic lane disruptions on Castine Way adjacent the Chase Building near the intersection with Lord Dalhousie Drive on Wednesday, October 30. This disruption is related to underground services investigations for the New Physical Science Facility.

The central Human Resources office in the Henry Hicks Building will be closed at noon on Wednesday, October 30 and will remain closed for the afternoon.

The central Human Resources office in the Henry Hicks Building will be closed at noon on Wednesday, October 30 and will remain closed for the afternoon.

If you are over the age of 30 and experience pain in one knee while walking, you may be interested in participating in a study on knee osteoarthritis pain at Dalhousie University.

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC have shared that they will be gradually transitioning from the Canadian Common CV (CV) to a new narrative-style CV for their competitions.