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Niecole Killawee  –  Alumni, Research, Women In Research
Friday, May 21, 2021
As part of Dal Alumni Days next week, the Faculty of Medicine and the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Medical Research Foundation will host a special Open Dialogue Live featuring three мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ researchers in pain management.
Natasha Breward  –  Research, Science, Women In Research, Community & Culture
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Solutions for Kids in Pain recently partnered with Pulse, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥'s health innovation sandbox, to offer a program engaging students from multiple disciplines in a semester-long knowledge mobilization program.
Mary-Eleanor Power  –  News
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Dianne Tyers, dean of the Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development, shares her thoughts on name changes, navigating COVID-19, and what’s next for her Faculty.
Anne Swan  –  Alumni, Social Work, Architecture and Planning, Health Professions, Planning
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Alumna Claire Elizabeth Williams (MPlan’08) is the co-founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change, where she launched the New Leaf Project in 2018 — North America’s first direct giving project for people experiencing homelessness.
Kelly Taylor  –  Human Resources
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The Human Resources program provides equity-deserving, job-ready candidates an opportunity to gain valuable working experience, while developing skills and competencies that may assist in finding further employment at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, News, Engineering
Monday, May 17, 2021
Dal ranked among the top 20 universities in the world and third in Canada in the 2021 Time Higher Education Impact Rankings for its research, outreach and stewardship in the 'Clean Water and Sanitation' category. Learn more about Rob Jamieson, one of the university's leading researchers in the area.
Niecole Killawee  –  Alumni, Research, Law, Women In Research
Friday, May 14, 2021
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥â€™s Schulich School of Law is hosting Climate Law and Human Rights next week, an Open Dialogue Live panel discussion about how human rights law can help bring more urgency to the climate change problem.
Matt Reeder  –  International Development Studies, Arts and Social Sciences, Community & Culture
Friday, May 14, 2021
Tackling rising anti-Asian racism is at the heart of this year’s theme for Asian Heritage Month in Canada: Recognition, Resilience, and Resolve. We spoke to Ajay Parasram, an assistant professor in the departments of International Development Studies and History, about the history of anti-Asian racism in Canada and ways people can help help combat it now.
Hassaan Asif  –  Student Life, Community & Culture
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Members of the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ community gathered last week for a virtual Iftar, forging new friendships and connections online during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
David Ryan  –  Arts and Social Sciences, Graduate Studies
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Andrew Bergel, an instructor in the College of Sustainability, says video lectures have proven beneficial for students and led to better class experiences for all — results so eye-opening he plans to incorporate such videos in the future even when in-person learning returns.