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December 2018

Erin Elaine Casey  –  Community & Culture
Friday, December 7, 2018
A generous contribution from Invest Nova Scotia promises growth and longevity to the Dal-based Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic (CDL–Atlantic), a unique coaching and seed-stage financing program for science and technology startups in Atlantic Canada.
Matt Reeder  –  International, Continuing Education
Thursday, December 6, 2018
HÂþ»­ has signed a partnership with one of Chile’s top universities to offer training in the development and delivery of English-language courses to Engineering faculty there.
Staff  –  News
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Highlights of presentations and decisions from the November 27 meeting of the HÂþ»­ University Board of Governors.
Matt Reeder  –  Law, Community & Culture, Engineering
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Members of the Dal community and other local organizations join people across Canada this week marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Staff  –  Dal 200
Thursday, December 6, 2018
What does it mean to truly belong? Highlights from Dal 200's Belong Forum series, which included such world-leading thinkers as Angela Davis and Temple Grandin.
Obinna Esomchukwu  –  Community & Culture
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
The HÂþ»­ School of Social Work’s Community Clinic celebrated the opening of an accessible new location last month and marked four years of providing a wide range of critical support services to people in need.
Ryan McNutt  –  News
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Dal is moving to a new, fully integrated system for sending messages to the Dal community about major campus closures, hazards and other significant events affecting the university — built around the popular DalSafe system. While users will have to re-subscribe for text alerts, the new system promises targeted communication between Halifax and Truro and more reliable service overall.
Erin Elaine Casey  –  Research, Management
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
The average Canadian family is expected to spend $411 more on food in 2019 than in 2018, bringing the total cost of healthy food to $12,157 for the year, according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2019.
Ryan McNutt  –  News, Senior Administration
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
As the university prepares to welcome interim president Peter MacKinnon in January, the search committee for Dal’s next president continues its work.
Ryan McNutt  –  News, Senior Administration
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Part two of our in-depth interview with outgoing Dal President Richard Florizone. In this part, Dr. Florizone discusses working through some of the major challenges of his time in office and reflects on what he’ll miss about the job and the lessons he takes from his presidency.