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For the public good: Discovery Award finalists on research that makes a difference

For the public good: Discovery Award finalists on research that makes a difference

Three Dal faculty members were named finalists for this year's Public Impact Award, recognizing researchers whose work has helped improve the lives of Nova Scotians. What does it mean to have a public impact? We asked them.  Read more.

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Stephanie Rogers
Friday, October 25, 2024
They have attained great understanding of history, carry wisdom, and are caretakers of traditional teachings. And now, five Mi'kmaq knowledge keepers are part of a new course that will introduce students to Indigenous practices of being custodians of the land and of animals.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
How a Dal research institute is bringing microbes to life for youth.

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Alison Auld
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
How many people does it take to save a wayward turtle? For Scottie, the endangered green sea turtle, it took a team of veterinarians, government officials, a conservation group, a Canadian airline and an aquarium in Bermuda.
Tanis Trainor
Monday, November 27, 2023
Leading researchers and innovators from across Nova Scotia were celebrated last week at the 21st annual Discovery Awards, including several members of the HÂþ»­ community.
Staff
Monday, November 27, 2023
What It's Like, a web series for HÂþ»­ Accessibility Week, provides members of the Dal community an opportunity to share their first-person perspective on living with a disability.
Dawn Morrison
Friday, November 24, 2023
A spirit of joy and celebration filled the classroom as Professor Wanda Thomas Bernard commenced the first in-person class of the new Africentric Bachelor of Social Work (ABSW) Cohort program earlier this fall.
Staff
Friday, November 24, 2023
Post-secondary schools across Nova Scotia are once again joining together to raise funds for campus food banks this Giving Tuesday, which falls on November 28.