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                            News, Community & Culture, Science
                    
            
                    Thursday, May 14, 2015
            Dal student volunteers hosted the sixth-annual Let's Talk Science Challenge on campus earlier this month, with more than 150 junior high students showcasing their impressive science knowledge.
        
                    
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                            Arts and Social Sciences, News, European Studies, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Thursday, May 14, 2015
            EUCE held its "Day of Debate" for International Baccalaureate (IB) high school students last month, an annual event that has grown from modest beginnings to host 80 students from across Halifax.
        
                    
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                            Research, Biology, Science
                    
            
                    Wednesday, May 13, 2015
            Dal scientists Derek Tittensor and Heike Lotze contributed to an international study that used fossils of extinct marine species to determine species and areas at-risk for extinction in today's oceans.
        
                    
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                            Research, Medicine
                    
            
                    Tuesday, May 12, 2015
            AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Medical School researcher Dr. Jennifer Corcoran and her team have identified the gene in herpesvirus-8 that can cause virus-induced cancers.
        
                    
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                            Agriculture, News
                    
            
                    Tuesday, May 12, 2015
            Honorary degree recipient Temple Grandin, world-renowned animal scientist and autism activist, spoke to new graduates on the Agricultural Campus last Friday about the need for different types of thinkers to come together to solve society’s problems.
        
                    
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                            Student Life, Computer Science
                    
            
                    Friday, May 8, 2015
            Computer Science students showcased their data security skills and vied for prizes at the first Dal-JD Irving live case competition last month.
        
                    
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                            Agriculture, Convocation, News
                    
            
                    Friday, May 8, 2015
            In starting DalOUT Truro, Faculty of Agriculture graduate Owen Johnstone has helped create a more supportive and encouraging community on Dal's Truro campus.
        
                    
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                            Health Professions, Human Communication Disorders, Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Friday, May 8, 2015
            Together with the North End Community Health Centre, students and faculty from Dal's School of Human Communications Disorders and School of Dental Hygiene provided free preschool health screenings for local children.
        
                    
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                            Management, News, Resource and Environmental Studies
                    
            
                    Friday, May 8, 2015
            Angela Hersey's passion for food and nutrition has guided her through not only her Master of Environmental Science degree, but also the launch of her new local, organic baby food business.
        
                    
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                            Student Life, Facilities Management, News
                    
            
                    Friday, May 8, 2015
            Renovations are getting underway on the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Union Building. The work represents a major overhaul that will increase student space and create a new "society hub."
         
     
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            