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It was another busy year at HÂþ»­ University.

That’s probably self-evident to everyone who works and studies at the university, but if you needed evidence to prove it, look no further than here on Dal News. Last year, we published nearly 500 articles (491 to be exact) covering a wide range of stories — from campus events and student life to research accomplishments and university news.

It was certainly not a year without challenges. The Dentistry Facebook issue, which broke in the final weeks of 2014, . It generated reports from both and , and led to an increased focus and discussion on topics of diversity and inclusiveness throughout the year. This included and , but also work looking at and consideration of the university’s role in of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

There was also much cause for celebration in 2015. The university welcomed its seventh chancellor, . , marking the second year in a row that a HÂþ»­ professor received what is considered Canada’s top prize in the sciences. for his groundbreaking research into nutrinos. Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture was to train the next generation of farmers in Ethiopia. Water researcher Jeremy Schmidt , as the university celebrated new members of the Royal Society of Canada (both and ) and . Science's Jeff Dahn launched . HÂþ»­ for universities/colleges, moving from silver to gold. And we saw students getting involved in their communities in all sorts of exciting ways, from to our own student-life superstars .

Then there were the new developments within our Dal community. The university starting in 2016-17. Dal opened two new major facilities — the in October and the in December — as work also got underway on . We in its final days and were relieved when everyone was safe . Dal’s as well as its associated , and Dal rolled out its new PhD program in Health. We welcomed new deans in the Faculties of and as well as the . We saw Dal considering how it can continue and increase its , and learned a whole lot about the university with the . And Dal , which at year’s end was used to help .

Here’s our list of the 10 most-read Dal News stories of 2015:

1. (February 11)
2. (April 1)
3. (June 17)
4. (March 26)
5. (August 28)
6. (January 5)
7. (April 15)
8. (February 2)
9. (October 15)
10. (July 20)