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November 2007

By Leigh Beauchamp Day  –  News
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The Environmental Technology Program (ETP) will support the development, demonstration, adoption and commercialization of environmental technologies and innovations that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions
Dal News Staff
Monday, November 26, 2007
Dr. David Precious has been appointed to the advisory board of a prestigious maxillofacial surgery journal
Dal News Staff  –  News
Monday, November 26, 2007
Mike Boschat, a research technician with the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, captures images of the international space station Zarya (ISS) and the shuttle, which has separated from the station and is following behind.
By David J. Meadows  –  News
Monday, November 26, 2007
During last month's Convocation ceremonies, Phd candidate David J. Meadows sat down with Vaira Vike-Frieberga, the former president of Latvia. Dr. Vike-Frieberga talked about how she transitioned the former Eastern Bloc country from a totalitarian system to a full liberal democracy. She had to overcome the naysayers who said "That's the way we are and there's nothing that can be done about it."
Dal News Staff
Monday, November 26, 2007
Ingrid Sketris, professor with the College of Pharmacy, is honoured with the CPHA Centennial Award at the Canadian Pharmacists Association meeting
By Noreen Walsh, M.D.
Monday, November 26, 2007
A group of liver experts met in Nova Scotia recently to share info on liver pathology
Dal News Staff
Monday, November 26, 2007
Professor Emeritus Jock Murray, the former Dean of Medicine, has been awarded honorary membership in the London Osler Society
By Perwaiz Hayat  –  News
Monday, November 26, 2007
Primed to become a democracy, Pakistan is instead moving backwards. HÂþ»­'s Perwaiz Hayat wonders how this has happened.
By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Friday, November 23, 2007
Sixty-two student athletes are recognized for their ability to balance varsity sports and academic excellence. Their secret? Swimmer and aspiring architect Magda Gawlik says it all comes down to time management.
By Rebecca Schneidereit  –  Community & Culture
Friday, November 23, 2007
Catch it while you can: HÂþ»­ Art Gallery's "cheeky" Close to You exhibition runs until Sunday, Nov. 25