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September 2019

Ryan McNutt  –  Community & Culture, Engineering
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
With two Sexton Campus streets in need of new names, HÂþ»­ is recognizing the legacies of Mathieu DaCosta, the first named African in Canada who served as an interpreter for French settlers, and Norma Eddy, the first woman to graduate from what is now the Faculty of Engineering.
HÂþ»­ Sports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Soccer players Maya Venkatarman and Freddy Bekkers are this week's HÂþ»­ MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.
Michele Charlton  –  Research, English, Arts and Social Sciences, Law
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Elaine Craig (Law), Shauntay Grant (English) and Matthew Herder (Law/Pharmacology) are the latest Dal faculty members to be inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Matt Reeder  –  Research, News, Community & Culture
Friday, September 6, 2019
HÂþ»­ University apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Lisa Benjamin, Meinhard Doelle, Sara L Seck  –  Research, News
Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two HÂþ»­ researchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Ryan McNutt  –  Research, Community & Culture
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord HÂþ»­ Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of HÂþ»­ who commissioned the founding of HÂþ»­ University in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Stefanie Wilson  –  News
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Dal Engineering student Chaz Garraway has joined with other Bahamians across Nova Scotia to collect aid for those devastated by Hurricane Dorian — the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the Bahamas.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Student Life
Thursday, September 5, 2019
New to orientation this year, the Indigenous Student Centre has been hosting a week-long Indigenous Student Orientation to share knowledge, provide familiarity and build friendships through activities both on and off campus.
Matt Reeder  –  Student Life
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Two high school graduates from the Halifax region are this year’s Dal recipients of the Schulich Leader award, one of Canada’s most coveted undergraduate scholarships.
Terry Murray Arnold  –  Research, Health Professions, Nursing
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.