August 21, 2008
Paddlers rely on strokes of genius
The media guide for Canada's canoe-kayak team reads more like an academic journal. The roster includes several paddlers who have earned graduate degrees and laurels for scholastic excellence. Three-time Olympian Karen Furneaux, for example, received a master's degree in kinesiology and sport psychology from Dalhousie University in 2005.
National Post
August 21, 2008
Sean Durfy: Bold rookie
On his first anniversary, no one will accuse WestJet chief executive Sean Durfy of being timid ... Born, raised, and educated in Atlantic Canada, Sean Durfy graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax and moved west to make his mark with a degree in marketing and finance.
Flight International
August 20, 2008
Creighton was window to our past
"Dad looked at life as a cup full to over-brimming," she said. "He never looked at it as empty or half-empty that would never occur to him. He was forward-looking and forward-thinking, and always thinking."
Chronicle Herald
August 14, 2008
In the long run
People who ran an average of about four hours a week when the study started were compared with a control group of healthy people who weren't regular runners. After 21 years of followup, researchers have found that everyone has more ailments, but the onset of such problems began later for the runners.
GuelphMecury
August 7, 2008
Cure for blindness in his sights
Gautam Awatramani has a keen eye for science<br />
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So keen, in fact, that the assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at Dalhousie University in Halifax is working on a scheme to turn what might seem impossible into the very possible<br />
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Specifically, hes researching how to reverse degenerative retinal diseases that lead to blindness, with the ultimate goal of restoring sight to those who may have lost hope of ever seeing again.
The Chronicle Herald
August 6, 2008
Health: FARMED TILAPIA: OMEGA-6 OVERLOAD This fish is worse than a doughnut
Fish has become a go-to staple for Canadians who want to have a healthy diet. So it may come as a surprise to learn that eating farmed tilapia, a widely consumed fish that has been steadily growing in popularity, may be no better than dining on bacon, hamburgers or...
...meant," said Robert Ackman, professor emeritus in food science and technology at Dalhousie University, who studied fats and oils in fish. "It's on...
Globe and Mail
August 5, 2008
You re Checked Out, but Your Brain Is Tuned In
Even the most fabulous, high-flying lives hit pockets of dead air, periods when the sails go slack. Movie stars get marooned in D.M.V. lines. Prime ministers sit with frozen smiles through interminable state...
...interview, Dr. Rockwood, a professor of geriatric medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, said when the material presented...
The New York Times
July 30, 2008
Nova Scotia nursing programs grow by 226 seats
The province is spending $3.4 million to create 226 new seats in Nova Scotia's nursing programs. The extra seats will be spread among Cape Breton University, Dalhousie University, and seven Nova Scotia Community College campuses around the...
CBC
July 29, 2008
Digg co-founder joins Travelpod
TravelPod, the web's first site to enable its members to create online travelogues (travel blogs), today announced that Owen Byrne, a co-founder of...
...University of Manitoba. He holds an ABD from the University of Manitoba, and MBA from Dalhousie University and a BSc from St. Mary's University.
Travolution
July 24, 2008
Saving the whales
Last year, the International Maritime Organization, the U.N. body that regulates shipping activities, adopted Canada's proposal that the Roseway Bay be designated an "Area to Be Avoided," or ATBA. The plan took effect June 1, and each year from June through December -- when the whales aren't in warmer southern waters -- that area is to be skirted by ships 300 tons and larger. While it's a voluntary measure, some shipping companies already have ordered their vessels to modify their routes to bypass the safe zone.
CNN
July 23, 2008
MADD Canada head slams court decision
But a just-retired criminal law professor at Dalhousie University said the judge reached the only decision she could have, given the evidence presented. Its a textbook legal case, Richard Evans said. <br />
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"There are certain crimes which have causation as an element," he said. "You have to prove not only the impaired driving and the death, but you have to prove the causal link..."
Chronicle Herald
July 19, 2008
Dal student contesting Sloanes downtown seat
A Dalhousie University student and community volunteer is running for regional council. James Stuewe, 26, of Wright Avenue wants to represent Halifax Downtown at city hall.<br />
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The biggest issues for the downtown are development, downtown crime, transit and transportation, he says.
Chronicle Herald
July 17, 2008
Predator in a fin soup
The Mediterranean Sea, says Francesco Ferretti, is a very dangerous place for a shark. So dangerous that in the past two centuries, the shark population there has plummeted by more than 97 per cent, both in relative numbers and collective weight, according to a study by the graduate student, two colleagues at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and an Italian researcher.
Gulf News
July 17, 2008
Tiny additions to Tree of Life
Theyre tiny too small to be seen by the human eye but they sure attract a crowd.<br />
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Complex microbes will be the hot topic at an international workshop at Dalhousie this weekend.
Metro
July 15, 2008
Television could be hazardous to babies' growth: Study
"The problem is that these days, many people have a TV in every room - there's a TV in the kitchen and there's a TV in the living room and there's a TV in the bedroom - and the tendency is to leave them on without thinking of it," says Chris Moore, a psychology professor specializing in children's social and cognitive development at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Ottawa Citizen
July 12, 2008
GOLF Are Tiger's injuries self-inflicted?
Twenty-six days have passed since Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open Championship in a playoff over Rocco Mediate while in obvious pain, and 19 days since he had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Larry Holt, a retired professor of kinesiology at Dalhousie University, has been paying close attention to Woods's career. Holt's research and observations have lead him to a conclusion that he knows is hardly mainstream.
Globe and Mail
July 10, 2008
Halifax comedy troupe hoping to turn YouTube fame into mainstream success
A year ago, Halifax comedy troupe Picnicface had a small, local following thanks to word of mouth and a bi-weekly sketch show at a Halifax bar. Then last spring, the eight-member group posted a short video on YouTube about a fake energy drink called Powerthirst. <br />
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"We weren't even thinking about the Internet," says troupe member Evany Rosen, a philosophy student at Dalhousie University in Halifax. "We were making videos for our shows."
Yahoo! Canada
July 9, 2008
Schools keep cleaning green
Campus custodians are scrubbing towards a greener clean. The custodial staff at Dalhousie University recently traded in 40 chemical cleaners they use everyday for three green cleaners.
Metro
July 8, 2008
Tick talk
The province is giving out wrong information on how to get ticks off your body, says a Halifax-based parasitologist. The Department of Health Protection and Promotion puts out a brochure that says to grasp the tick with tweezers and gently pull it straight out. Edith Angelopoulos, who taught parasitology at Dalhousie University for 30 years, cringed when she read that piece of advice.
Chronicle Herald
July 8, 2008
WORLD HERITAGE SITES: CANADIAN RECOGNITION Fossil cliffs' ancient layers a gateway to world's past
The dramatic Joggins Fossil Cliffs along the shore of the Bay of Fundy, recognized as the site where the earliest scientific evidence of reproductive life on land was discovered in the mid-19th century, will now serve a new international audience as Canada's 15th UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Globe and Mail
July 7, 2008
Power wins gold, a spot in Olympics
Adrienne Power earned a spot on Canadas Olympic track and field team with a convincing victory in the womens 200m at the Canadian track and field championships...
Chronicle Herald
July 7, 2008
Bluetooth not safer for cars: Researcher
Just got your Bluetooth hooked up? Read on. <br />
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A Dalhousie University researcher says hands-free cellphones are no safer than hand-held cellphones. And they can even be more dangerous.
Metro
July 4, 2008
From star student to star dentist
a good dentist has to interact well with the public, have good dexterity, know what he or she is doing (of course) and be strong academically and clinically. Jennifer Peddle fills the bill.
Chronicle Herald
July 4, 2008
Local sprinter aims for Olympic spot after tweaking "ugly" racing style
Adrienne Power's confidence is higher than ever -- and it's all because someone told her she was an ugly runner. The East Jeddore sprinter is posting the fastest times of her career heading into the Canadian track and field championships in Windsor,...
Metronews
July 1, 2008
A pioneer remembered
Handful attend ceremony honouring groundbreaking, noteworthy Nova...<br />
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...injury while playing hockey when he was 14. Mr. Stewart excelled at Dalhousie University, where he won the University Medal in 1909.
Chronicle Herald
July 1, 2008
Field hockey hall-of-famer killed in crash
The sports community in Halifax was reeling Monday after learning that Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Famer Nancy Tokaryk had died following a car accident in Ottawa.
Chronicle Herald
The battle to keep young workers
Naiomi Metallic's path to a law career propelled her from a remote First Nations community in Quebec to university in Nova Scotia and, more recently, a prestigious stint at the highest court in the land.<br />
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But now Ms. Metallic is certain that a promising future awaits her, not in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary or Vancouver - but in Halifax.
Ottawa Citizen
June 29, 2008
In Mediterranean, the Predator Is the Hunted: -
The Mediterranean Sea, says Francesco Ferretti, is 'a very dangerous place for a shark.' So dangerous that in the past two centuries, the shark population there has plummeted by more than 97 percent, both in relative numbers and collective weight, according to a study by the graduate student, two colleagues at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and an Italian researcher.
Washington Post
June 29, 2008
Researchers use cellular technology to track ships
Most university students are only worried about a single cell signal, namely the one from their own phone. But Angelia Vanderlaan has her hands full keeping track of thousands of signals. The PhD candidate at Dalhousie University is using cell phone towers scattered across Nova Scotia to pick up identification signals from ships travelling the North Atlantic.
Cnews
June 25, 2008
Canadian universities hurting for funds
Universities are receiving thousands of dollars less for each student on their campuses than they did two decades ago, a drop that is hurting the quality of higher education and putting Canada at a competitive disadvantage, a report released Wednesday morning by university leaders says.
Globe and Mail
June 24, 2008
Atlantic region s challenges a signal of what our aging country will face
Scott Wetton, a 23-year-old engineering graduate from Dalhousie University, and his classmate Jacqueline Poushay, 24, are packing up their possessions and moving west, a move that is common among their generation.
Chronicle Herald
June 23, 2008
African aid is in our best interest: Former PM Martin
Paul Martin says an African Union is what that continent needs to create enough stability for entrepreneurs to prosper. The former Liberal prime minister spoke in Halifax on Friday at a forum on entrepreneurship as a solution to global poverty, hosted by Dalhousie University and the Coady International Institute.
Metro
June 17, 2008
Nature conservancy gives woodland to Nova Scotia
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is giving Nova Scotia 294 hectares of mature woodland as part of an annual program the environmental charity runs called Gifts to Canadians.The conservancy announced Tuesday it is handing over an ecologically sensitive parcel of land known as the Three Bridges Brook.
CBC
June 15, 2008
It's a guy thing
According to Dr. Blye Frank, a Canadian Institutes of Health Researcher (CIHR) and professor from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, it's the very characteristics that culturally define masculinity that tie men to not seeking appropriate health care.
Toronto Sun
June 14, 2008
Former Dal student working on big find
When Victoria Arbour was an undergraduate student at Dalhousie University, one of her advisors handed her a shoebox full of dinosaur bones.
Chronicle Herald
June 14, 2008
Canada's nursing crisis worse than ever
Victor Magdalena, the report's key author and assistant professor at Dalhousie University's school of health service administration, says the problem requires change and co-ordination by all levels of government something Romanow also recommended and something that hasn't yet been accomplished.
Toronto Star Online
June 13, 2008
For sale: N.S.s tallest building
The tallest building in the province is officially for sale. Tim Margolian, vice-president of investment sales with DTZ Barnicke Atlantic, said Thursday that Dalhousie University has hired his firm to sell Fenwick Place, a 33-floor student residence.
Chronicle Herald
June 13, 2008
For sale: N.S.s tallest building
The tallest building in the province is officially for sale. Tim Margolian, vice-president of investment sales with DTZ Barnicke Atlantic, said Thursday that Dalhousie University has hired his firm to sell Fenwick Place, a 33-floor student residence the university has owned since 1971. "This is a significant building and it will be marketed nationally," he said.
Chronicle Herald
June 12, 2008
Wanted: 30,000 Atlantic Canadians for big cancer study
Want to donate your toenails? A researcher is hoping 30,000 people in Atlantic Canada are willing to take part in what's being called the largest cancer study every undertaken in the country. Louise Parker, an epidemiologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said the plan is to follow 300,000 people across the country for up to 30 years.
AOL Canada
June 12, 2008
Researchers uncover mystery in oldest B.C. dinosaur bones
In a research paper published in the latest edition of the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Arbour and co-author Milton Graves, a Dalhousie University scientist, describe how the bones were unearthed in 1971 by Kenny Flyborg Larsen, a geologist searching for uranium deposits near the confluence of Birdflat Creek and the Sustut River, northeast of Terrace.
Vancouver Sun
June 11, 2008
Some Shark Populations Collapsing, Study Finds
This loss of top predators could hold serious implications for the entire marine ecosystem, greatly affecting food webs throughout this region, said the lead author of the study, Francesco Ferretti, a doctoral student in marine biology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.
The New York Times
June 10, 2008
N.B. signs deal for new medical school
Provincial government officials and university representatives signed a deal Tuesday to bring English-language medical training to New Brunswick. "Providing medical students with the opportunity to study in New Brunswick is a high priority for our government," said Premier Shawn Graham in a release.
CBC
June 9, 2008
Safe haven initiated for rare right whales
Endangered right whales have a new safe haven near Canadian shores, thanks to some work by an ex-pat Canuck scientist at the New England Aquarium and a team from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.
Vancouver Province
June 9, 2008
Watchdog group pushes hospitals to ban junk food in cafeterias
A group of activist cardiologists, nurse practitioners and dietitians from Nova Scotia has begun a national search they hope will convince hospitals to purge their cafeterias of junk food. Their vehicle is an online survey that anyone who eats in hospital cafeterias is invited to complete.
Ottawa Citizen
June 7, 2008
Researchers fishing for ocean's answers
Sitting on the ocean floor and stretching 25 kilometres out of Halifax Harbour, a string of high-tech gizmos quietly gather information on the creatures passing overhead. Dozens of acoustic receivers the size of fire extinguishers constantly collect data from the animals swimming above in a new project scientists say will shed light on the mysteries of where fish travel and why some stocks are disappearing.
Globe and Mail
June 4, 2008
Teen violence
Why are American teenagers three times more violent than Canadian teens? Dalhousie University economics specialist Lihui Zhang has an interesting theory.
Canada.com
June 4, 2008
Setting guidelines for digging up the dirt
The Indiana Jones movies represent the dark side of archeology's past and obscures the high stakes at play when discoveries involve modern communities, say Canadian academics involved in an international project to set the moral guidelines for digging up the past.
Ottawa Citizen
June 3, 2008
New Brunswick announces new medical school
Beginning in September 2010, the University of New Brunswick's Saint John campus will offer a four-year undergraduate program to train new doctors, Ed Doherty told the legislature. The program will be offered in conjunction with Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
June 3, 2008
McDonough to quit federal politics
Louise Carbert, an associate professor of political science at Dalhousie University, said McDonough's major accomplishments include attracting women into Nova Scotia's political arena. "Alexa personally and politically bridged the gap between new social movements and the mainstream of partisan politics in this country," she said.
Thestar.com
June 3, 2008
New Brunswick deal for new medical school expected
A long-awaited deal for an English-language medical training program in Saint John will be announced Tuesday. The Canadian Press has learned the New Brunswick government has reached a deal with the University of New Brunswick in Saint John and Nova Scotia's Dalhousie University to begin offering the four-year undergraduate program to train new doctors in 2010.
Globe and Mail
May 30, 2008
Naps better than coffee
It's 3 p.m., your eyelids are drooping and the boss is glaring because you yawned in her face. Do you have a coffee and buckle down at your work, or do you take a nap?<br />
A research team in Halifax thinks the answer may be to nap.
Winnipeg Free Press
May 29, 2008
Media Advisory - Homing in on Halifax - First Annual Ocean Tracking Network Conference
Marine scientists from around the world will be homing in on Halifax next week when they converge on Dalhousie University for the First Annual Ocean Tracking Network Conference June 4 to June 6.
Canadian Business Magazine
May 29, 2008
The Phoenix mission
For the past three years, two Mars rovers have travelled the planet taking measurements and sending data back to Earth. But while the rovers have skimmed the planet's surface, a polar space probe that touched down on Mars on May 25 is designed to dig a little deeper.
CBC
May 29, 2008
Another condo? This one s different
North-end Halifax will soon be home to an innovative new business development. "Its like a residential condo," said Mr. Raphael, who studied at Dalhousie University and moved his family to Nova Scotia four years ago. "We create the shell and you buy the square footage you require."
Chronicle Herald
May 27, 2008
Expert: Citys violent rep could prove costly
University students choose to come to Halifax "because they think its a safe place to live," says the author of a report on city violence.
Chronicle Herald
May 26, 2008
'Touchdown'
A Canadian-U.S. probe to Mars made a soft landing last night, sending a single laconic 'ping' to tell anxious scientists it had touched down on a part of the Red Planet ...
Montreal Gazette
May 26, 2008
Lobster boils and Maritime music - in Edmonton
Alberta's booming economy means an increasing number of new graduates from the East Coast and elsewhere are heading west. "The university has some great friends in Alberta," said Ian Murray, director of alumni and donator relations for Dalhousie University in Halifax. "It's an area that is high on our radar, no question."
Globe and Mail
May 25, 2008
Killer humans preying on sharks
Studies by scientists of Dalhousie University, in the Canadian city of Halifax, suggest that Atlantic shark populations have declined as much as 89% since 1972. This week's study, from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, confirms the crisis.
Africa Leader
May 20, 2008
Survey to ask drivers about drugs, crashes
Dal researcher Mark Asbridge wants Canadians to know exactly how risky it is to use drugs and get behind the wheel. In three years, he hopes to have the scientific data to prove it.
Chronicle Herald
May 19, 2008
A rare colony of stars
Dal scientist heads study of brittlestars hidden away in massive underwater mountain.
Chronicle Herald
May 19, 2008
Class project pays off for Rasmussen
As a future doctor, P.J. Rasmussen promotes a healthy lifestyle. But instead of just talking about it, he wanted to act on it. Rasmussen, a first-year medical student at Dalhousie University, captured The Chronicle Herald 10-K Race at the Blue Nose International Marathon in Halifax.
Chronicle Herald
May 18, 2008
Newfoundlander keeps close eye on Mars mission
On May 25, Matt Coffin, a busy research assistant with Dalhousie University, will have his mind on a much more distant and cold place - the northern pole of Mars.
The Telegram
May 15, 2008
Promising breast cancer results
DAVID HOSKIN scraped together the money to buy his first microscope at age 10 at about the same time his grandmother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
Chronicle Herald
May 14, 2008
Yellow submarine Sails Beneath the Waves
Taking a page from Benjamin Franklins description of the Gulf Stream and a color scheme out of a classic Beatles song, a robotic ocean glider rode the currents to complete a historic voyage from the coast of New Jersey to Halifax, Nova Scotia, silently collecting gigabytes of ocean data along the way.
Maritime Technology Reporter
May 14, 2008
Breast Cancer Research Chair Announced: A First for Atlantic Canada
A collaborative effort between the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Atlantic Region, the QEII Foundation, CIBC, Dalhousie University and the Capital District Health Authority has resulted in the appointment of Dr. David Hoskin as the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Atlantic Region Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research.
CNW Telbec
May 13, 2008
Ted Danson Calls on Canada s Business Leaders to Protect the World s Oceans
Ted Danson acknowledged Canada's leading scientists who have led the way in researching the state of the world's oceans, including Daniel Pauly of the University of British Columbia, Boris Worm of Dalhousie University and the late Ransom Myers.
Oceana
May 13, 2008
Lewis, Yzerman, Garapick, Gagnon and relay team headed into Hall of Fame
Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, hockey's Steve Yzerman, swimmer and Dal alum Nancy Garapick and short-track speedskater Marc Gagnon are all headed to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
Canadian Press
May 12, 2008
Can Mars Support Life?
Fifty years ago, Orson Welles terrified millions of Americans with a pre-Halloween radio broadcast pretending to announce a Martian invasion In the next few months, we may find out if, in fact, Mars could ever support life as we know it ...
TMCnet
May 13, 2008
Dalhousie to bestow eight honorary degrees
From an opera expert, to a hearing aid innovator, to the man behind the success of brands such as Hellmans mayonnaise and Skippy peanut butter, eight people will receive honorary degrees from Dalhousie University during this springs convocation...
Chronicle Herald
May 12, 2008
Symposium- Politics of Forgetting: Stories to Pass On
The University of King's College is pleased to host a symposium - The Politics of Forgetting: Stories to Pass On - in collaboration with the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Political Thought and Conceptual Change and Dalhousie University.
University of Kings's College
May 8, 2008
METRO IN BRIEF
A dozen Dalhousie researchers, including one whos looking into how smoking pot affects driving skills, are getting more than $4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to pursue their projects.
Chronicle Herald
May 7, 2008
Doctor plan narrows Tory-Liberal divide
With a crucial budget vote ahead, Nova Scotia's minority Progressive Conservative government has agreed to meet one of the demands of the Liberals to train more doctors. The province will pay for 10 more seats at Dalhousie University's medical school, Health Minister Chris d'Entremont announced in the legislature Wednesday.
CBC
May 7, 2008
Inequality rots social foundations
Inequality corrodes a society quietly. Lars Osberg, chair of the department of economics at Dalhousie University: "When it can be plainly seen that Canadian society does not much care about the rights of its least fortunate, the question may well occur to others: Why should anybody care very much about the rights of other citizens?"
Thestar.com
May 6, 2008
Recognizing those without a conscience
No one thought Fritzl insane. He was feared by those close to him as a man who brooked no dissent. Others, though, described him as an "affable" man. That presentation of dual personalities, says Stephen Porter, a psychopathy expert at Dalhousie University, is common among intelligent psychopaths.
Chronicle Herald
May 6, 2008
YOUNG LEADERS
The Caldwell Partners' annual Top 40 Under 40 awards celebrate the achievements of the sharpest young minds in Canada. Dal grad Adrienne O'Pray, Senior vice-president, operations, Atlantic Lottery Corp., Moncton is one of those profiled.
Globeinvestor.com
May 6, 2008
Halifax thinks it can dance
Curtis Dillon, a 20-year-old Dartmouth resident, plans to showcase his jazz skills in todays auditions, noting his strengths are in tap, hip hop and lyrical contemporary dance. After spending four hours at the auditions, the Dalhousie University math and French major was on his way to his teaching job at the Joseph Wallin School of Dance in Dartmouth.
Chronicle Herald
May 2, 2008
Following his dream
Rick Scott knows how to win volleyball games. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to find a coach with a more impressive volleyball resume. His next challenge, however, will come on the university stage - in Halifax - as Scott was recently named as the new head coach of the Dalhousie University Tigers womens volleyball team.
Selkirk Journal
May 3, 2008
MUN will still offer teaching degrees for N.S. applicants
Memorial University is reaching out to aspiring teachers who applied to take courses in Halifax but were left disappointed by Dalhousies decision to discontinue its bachelor of education deal with the Newfoundland school.
The Chronicle-Herald
April 29, 2008
The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Tirupati News : Be sensitive to patients culture
Is knowledge of ones cultural background essential to treat ones ailments? Yes, insists Robin Oakley, an expert on biomedicine and an associate professor of Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University, Canada.
The Hindu
April 29, 2008
Raul Castro consolidates power in Cuba
Cuban President Raul Castro has reorganized the Communist Party's leadership and consolidated his power as he pushes through reforms two months after succeeding his ailing brother Fidel Castro.
The Southland Times
April 28, 2008
Wassersuggiana (part 2 of 2)
Having unexpectedly become a eunuch, Richard Wassersug, a professor in the department of anatomy and neurobiology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, did not despair. Being curious, he turned his apparent tragedy into a happy new obsession.
The Guardian
April 28, 2008
Lying? Your face will give you away
Liars might think they are good at covering up their deceit but a new Canadian study shows there's one thing they can't control that will give them away - flashes of emotion in their faces. Researchers at Dalhousie University's Forensic Psychology Lab in Halifax conducted the first detailed study on the secrets revealed when people put on a false face or inhibit various emotions, and found their faces told the truth.
China Daily
April 27, 2008
Nova Scotia writes off $2.1-M student debt
Nova Scotia has written off $2.18-million in bad student debts, a figure student leaders say is the latest sign graduates are struggling to pay off the soaring cost of education.
Globe and Mail
April 26, 2008
Killer lice
Where you stand on the wild-or-farmed-salmon issue should come down to what you think about a thumbtack-sized crustacean that survives by eating the scales and skin off the same fish that we love to eat - an ugly, creeping, little beastie known as the sea louse.
Globe and Mail
April 23, 2008
Have you tried meditation to relax?
Take a second to think of one person you know who is not affected by stress.<br />
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Most of us don't have to ponder the thought for long to realize that the answer is no one. With an ever-increasing number of gadgets and machines that are meant to save time, we find ourselves over-worked, strung-out, and more tired than ever before.
Times & Transcripts
April 22, 2008
Help for students with too much stuff
Theres an answer for parents and guardians seeking to avoid the annual boondoggle of picking up university students and their belongings and taking them home for the summer. Fratpackers.com, a student-run company in Halifax, offers to drop off packing boxes and supplies at the students place of residence and will pick up everything except the student and hold it in storage until classes resume in September, for a minimum fee of about $225.
Chronicle Herald
April 19, 2008
Shelley finds his role
Jody Shelley and his wife Amanda, from southeastern Ohio, live full time in Columbus, hoping to start a family soon. While he is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, the one-time Dalhousie Tigers winger says that hasnt crept into his mind since being dealt to San Jose ...
Chronicle Herald
April 16, 2008
Dalhousie University getting facelift
A long-term plan for the revitalization and expansion of buildings on Dalhousie Universitys 32-hectare campus is now underway, the schools assistant vice-president of faculties management says. We have 110 buildings and we occupy 79 acres, so were a fairly substantial piece of the peninsula, Jeff Lamb said.
Nova Scotia Business Journal
April 15, 2008
Boredom, teen pregnancy linked in Yarmouth
Boredom may be a contributing factor to a high teen pregnancy rate here, suggests preliminary findings of a medical study now underway. Drugs and alcohol are also seen by local youth as contributing factors, said Dr. Don Langille, the lead investigator in the teen pregnancy study.
Chronicle Herald
April 11, 2008
EAST COAST CONNECTED: NEW NETWORK HELPS MARITIMERS WHO'VE MOVED STAY IN TOUCH Encouraging Atlantic 'brain circulation'
Chris Crowell knows he is part of the "brain drain" problem in his home province of Nova Scotia, but now he wants to be part of the solution. Mr. Crowell was born in Dartmouth, but like thousands of other young people in Atlantic Canada, he decided to relocate to Toronto five years ago after graduating from.
Globe and Mail
April 10, 2008
When Genetics And Geology Meet In Patagonia
Daniel Ruzzante and Sandra Walde, both with Dalhousies Biology department, together with colleagues at the Universidad de Concepción in Chile and Universidad del Comahue in Argentina, have used molecular genetics to explore historic patterns of population crashes and explosions of two native species of Patagonian fishes.
Science Daily
April 10, 2008
Spotlight on children in cancer study
A report on how many Canadians are getting what forms of the disease released Wednesday by the Canadian Cancer Society, focuses attention on childhood cancer, an area in which remarkable strides have been made over time. Dalhousie University epidemiologist Louise Parker said its an absolute triumph that things have been turned around so much for children with cancer.
Chronicle Herald
April 8, 2008
Cancer researcher gets funding
Dr. Eva Grunfelds ongoing effort to test the ability of Nova Scotias health-care system to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer got a boost Monday. She was named Dalhousie Universitys Cameron Chair in Cancer Control Research.
Chronicle Herald
April 8, 2008
Governor General to Invest 43 Recipients Into the Order of Canada
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over the 102nd Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, April 11. Among the recipients is Robert Doyle, who founded the Costume Studies Program at Dalhousie University and served as its director for more than 20 years.
TMCnet
April 7, 2008
Beyond the norm
Believe it or not, but studying in Canada goes beyond Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The country has a lot more to offer in terms of good cities, quality educational institutions and competitive living.
The Times of India
April 5, 2008
The next generation in the North
For Lisa Delaney, the Arctic is all about colour the faint, vulnerable but revealing stains in ocean sediments left behind by centuries of dead polar phytoplankton and ice algae. Over the past two years, the 25-year-old master's oceanography student from Dalhousie University in Halifax has been working through the sort of methodology issues that are usually the purview of more established researchers.
Toronto Star
April 5, 2008
Justice's balancing act
Supreme Court has shown increasing deference to police in recent years. The approach the Supreme Court has taken in recent years is different from when the Charter was first proclaimed into law in April, 1982, suggested Steve Coughlan, a criminal law professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
National Post | Canadian News, Financial News And Opinion
April 4, 2008
Kelly: Study on city violence will be released by mid-May
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly met Thursday with Don Clairmont, a Dalhousie University criminologist, about a study on city violence to get an update on when it will be done.
Chronicle Herald
April 3, 2008
DAVID SUZUKI: We must put the 'eco' back into economics
The world's 6.6 billion people "are now altering the chemical, physical and biological makeup of the planet on a geological scale" warned David Suzuki, giving the 2008 Commonwealth Lecture in London earlier this week. We protect tiny patches of oceans as marine protected areas, whilst slaughtering fish and accidentally killing turtles, birds and marine mammals with long lines, drift nets and bottom trawlers. Boris Worm and his co-workers at Dalhousie University in Canada predict that if we continue to overfish, pollute and destroy habitat in the oceans, as we are today, every fish species currently exploited will be commercially extinct by 2048."
People and the Planet
April 3, 2008
Former N.S. health minister named Hero of Emergency Medicine by U.S. college
Former Nova Scotia health minister Dr. Ron Stewart has been named a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Stewart, currently director of Dalhousie University's medical humanities program, is one of the pioneers of emergency medicine and paramedic systems in North America.
Calibre Macro World
April 2, 2008
Anti-Semitism isn't a problem at Dalhousie
Some fears are warranted. Others are not. In a society saturated with fear and inundated with images and soundbites that create this fear, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between the...<br />
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...seriously defamed in an academic setting. To be fair, Dalhousie University is not the University of California at Berkeley or Columbia University.
Canadian Jewish News
April 2, 2008
Universities welcome 'first step'
The provincial governments promise to provide $25 million for post-secondary school infrastructure over the next three years "is an excellent start," Tom Traves, president of Dalhousie University, said yesterday.
Chronicle Herald
March 31, 2008
Nova Scotia freezes university tuition
Universities in Nova Scotia are freezing tuition at current levels for the next three years.
CBC
March 30, 2008
N.B. cutting French immersion program could spark language tensions
"That is a real loss for New Brunswick children," added Helene Deacon, a language and literacy professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax. "They are losing out on this really strong program that has positive outcome early and they are trading it for a later program that is going to be universal," she said.
Canada.com
March 27, 2008
Kids' diets tied to school results
How well your child does in school may hinge in part on what he has for breakfast this morning. A new study from Canada finds children who regularly eat a nutritious diet full of fruits and vegetables are more likely to pass exams than those who have a fattier diet.
KOAA.com
March 27, 2008
Scientist closes in on superbug drug
A Halifax researcher has made promising findings in the fight against one of the superbugs infecting cities and hospitals across Canada. David Jakeman, a scientist at Dalhousie University, has isolated a microbe that appears to battle a form of staph infection resistant to most antibiotics.
National Post
March 23, 2008
Depressed students overwhelm counsellors
But Stanley Kutcher, a mental-health expert at Dalhousie University in Halifax, disputes any assertions of an increase in mental illness on North American campuses. He attributes the increased demand for treatment to more awareness of available help, and the inclination of more students to seek treatment simply when they're feeling blue.
Canada.com
March 20, 2008
Visual field testing best for estimating glaucoma progression
Detecting progression is one of the most frustrating tasks of glaucoma management because many different elements affect the assessment. With any approach, however, multiple measurements must be taken over an extended follow-up period for the best results, said Balwantray C. Chauhan, PhD, professor and research director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University.
Ophthalmology Times
March 20, 2008
NATURE: AQUATIC SPECIES Spawning stocks key to fish survival, report says
Fish populations dip and rise more dramatically as the size of their young spawning stock dwindles, according to new scientific study that sheds light on the fragility of dozens of species. Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax looked at juvenile fish in close to 150 stocks off northern Europe and Canada.
Globe and Mail
March 20, 2008
Dal offers courses on municipal government
Dalhousie University will offer graduate courses in municipal government this September. Five partners signed an agreement Monday to fund classes for the master's program in public administration at the Halifax university.
Chronicle Herald
March 17, 2008
How Halifax just made it into the 10 most dangerous cities
Renowned criminologist and Dalhousie professor Donald Clairmont tells us why Halifax is the crime capital of Eastern Canada and what can be done about it.
Macleans Online
March 17, 2008
The Green List: the Baby Greens
Dal grad Zoe Caron makes the "green list" of the magazine Green Living: "A founding member of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. Co-authored Global Warming for Dummies with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, to be published in July."
Green Living
March 15, 2008
Learning from fables
Ambreen Noon Kazi reviews a self-help book with a twist -- It's by Robin Sharma. Originally of Indian origin, Sharma grew up in Canada. He is an alumnus of the Dalhousie Law School and practiced law before taking up writing.
Gulf News
March 16, 2008
HITS & MISSES
Dalhousie University is blessed with a high calibre of leadership at the helm. Pediatrician Richard Goldbloom will end his term in May with a noteworthy replacement. Halifax philanthropist Fred Fountain will assume the post on May 20, continuing the string of impressive leaders.
Chronicle Herald
March 16, 2008
Dal team gives free HIV tests in Sierra Leone
The Dalhousie medical team, together with the NSGA Sierra Leone staff and Sierra Leonean district health-care workers, were overwhelmed by the numbers of people who came forward in Koidu for testing artisanal diamond miners, young women who earn pennies a day as petty traders, students, teachers, farmers and drivers of trucks and motorcycle taxis.
Chronicle Herald
March 11, 2008
Counselling helps keep lost pounds off: Study
Dr. Michael Vallis, a health psychologist at Dalhousie specializing in obesity, comments on a new U.S. study linking regular counselling sessions to weight loss.
Toronto Star Online
March 12, 2008
Blind date with disaster
Author David Suzuki makes note of the research of Dalhousie's Boris Worm in a new article for The Guardian.
Guardian Unlimited - Environment
March 12, 2008
Prof game for hockey
Dalhousie professor David McNeil combines two of his loves, hockey and the English language, in a new Dalhousie course entitled Sports Literature and Culture: Hockey.
Chronicle Herald
March 10, 2008
'Like stepping into another body'
For more than three decades, Rachel Doherty and her siblings have endured the ravages of a rare illness that chills their insides. Doherty and eight of the 80 or so relatives across Canada who suffer from the little-known condition found relief after participating in clinical trials at Dalhousie University in 2005.
Chronicle Herald
March 6, 2008
Canadas economy facing tough times
The head of Canadas largest bank warns of tough times ahead for the Canadian economy. "Our expectation is it is going to continue to be quite choppy in the near term," Gordon Nixon, CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada, said in Halifax on Wednesday before speaking at Dalhousie University.
Chronicle Herald
March 5, 2008
Patience, creativity, good sense of humor needed
AMUNDSEN GULF, N.W.T. -- Arctic scientists are a lot like jazz musicians -- if they don't know how to improvise, they're doomed.
Winnipeg Free Press
March 5, 2008
Dalhousie goes 'trayless' to save on water costs
Dining trays are going the way of the dinosaur at Dalhousie University. Students stopped using the trays to carry plates of food last Monday, a move designed to conserve water required to wash them.
Globe and Mail
March 5, 2008
Developer Fares to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Wadih Fares, founder and CEO of WM Fares Group and a Dal grad, is one of three people to be inducted into this years Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame.
Chronicle Herald
March 3, 2008
2008 Results Announced: Best Places to Work for Postdocs
Among international institutions, the University of Cambridge in the U.K. took top honors followed by 3 other U.K. institutions -- the Universities of Liverpool, Nottingham, and Edinburgh. Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada took the #5 spot.
Individual.com
March 3, 2008
Volleyball Tigers lose CIS bronze 3-2
The Dalhousie Tigers had a bronze medal in their grasp and let it get away at the CIS mens volleyball national championships Sunday at Laval.
Chronicle Herald
March 2, 2008
Medical lesson from 19th-century quarantine island: Be prepared
If youre feeling sniffly, out of sorts and bad enough to stay home from work Quarantine: What Is Old Is New by physician Ian Cameron might be a good book to read.
Chronicle Herald
March 2, 2008
Secrecy and planning key to smooth Castro succession
John Kirk, a historian at Dalhousie University in Canada, said some critics also underestimated the government's level of popular support. "The symbolism of Fidel Castro's rule will remain, and the "lion in winter" will still be consulted actively on major policies," he said.
Caribbean Net News
February 28, 2008
Out of the classroom, into the trenches
ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES: At Dalhousie Legal Aid, students provide supervised free legal assistance. Also, the Criminal Law Clinic assigns the students to a judge, prosecutor or defence lawyer so they can observe and participate in practice of criminal law.
Globe and Mail
February 27, 2008
Graduate scholarship targets superstars
"This is the kind of flagship program we had hoped for to make us internationally competitive," said Tom Traves, president of Dalhousie University and chairman of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
Globe and Mail
February 27, 2008
Superbug on the run
A Halifax researcher has made promising findings in the fight against one of the superbugs infecting cities and hospitals across Canada. David Jakeman, a scientist at Dalhousie University, has isolated a microbe that appears to battle methicillin-resistant staphylococcus (MRSA), a form of staph infection resistant to most antibiotics.
Montreal Gazette
February 27, 2008
Green to the core
When Zoe Caron says shes going green, she means it. The 22-year-old Dalhousie alumna took 2½ months to travel by train, bus and boat from British Columbia to Antarctica. After arriving at her destination in late December, she spent 10 days witnessing the effects of climate change on the remote regions breathtakingly beautiful landscape and diverse wildlife.
Chronicle Herald
February 23, 2008
Budget to assist grad students
The Harper government, eager to carve out its own education agenda, is turning its attention to graduate studies. "It is fairly obvious what needs to be done. There is no big argument about if it is a good idea or not," said Tom Traves, president of Halifax's Dalhousie University and chair of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
The Globe and Mail
February 25, 2008
Tigers win 22nd straight AUS crown
Make it 22 straight titles for the Dalhousie Tigers. League most valuable player Niklas Rademacher had 11 kills as the Tigers swept the UNB Varsity Reds 3-0 Saturday night in the third and deciding match of the Atlantic University Sport mens volleyball championship.
Chronicle Herald
February 24, 2008
Raul is Cuba's top Castro now
One of the most optimistic people in Cuba right now is Canadian John Kirk, a Dalhousie University professor and author, who sees Raul Castro as a potential economic reformer.
National Post
February 22, 2008
Dal men put 21-year AUS volleyball winning streak on the line in final
The Dalhousie Tigers mens volleyball team will put their 21-year winning streak on the line Saturday at the Dalplex. The Tigers have won every AUS mens volleyball title since 1986 and 27 of the last 28 banners.
Chronicle Herald
February 22, 2008
Therapeutic dance program hits all its marks
After graduating from Dalhousie University in 2006 with a kinesiology degree, Jennifer Loane is working toward a Dal degree in therapeutic recreation and spreading her joy about dance to two classes of challenged children in therapeutic dance programs at Halifax Dance.
Chronicle Herald
February 22, 2008
Fountain to take over as Dal chancellor
Fred Fountain will officially start his new position as chancellor on May 20 at Dalhousie s spring convocation.
Chronicle Herald
February 20, 2008
Two heads better than one as Dal, Harvard team up on brain research
The heads of Dalhousie Universitys Brain Repair Centre and Harvard Universitys Center for Neuroregeneration Research signed an agreement Wednesday to formalize a collaboration between two East Coast facilities that are known around the world for their innovation.
Chronicle Herald
February 20, 2008
What's ahead for Cuba
Going, going, gone? Cuban leader Fidel Castro's announcement yesterday that he was officially stepping down from power has let loose a tidal wave of speculation about the future of the impoverished island. "(Raul's) the interim president, and he'll continue to lead," says John Kirk, a professor of Latin American studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax. "But many people have missed the fact that he's already changed things in the months that he's been in charge."
Toronto Star Online
February 19, 2008
Scientist stirred up about drifting ocean sediment
New satellite images show that long after bottom trawling -- an industrial fishing method -- has been carried out, spreading clouds of mud remain suspended in the sea. "There are ways to catch fish that are less harmful to the world's vanishing marine life,'' says Susanna Fuller, a Ph.D candidate in biology at Dalhousie University.
Canada.com
February 19, 2008
NDP wants national holiday as Ont., Man. join Alta., Sask. with February day off
Becka Woodford, a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said she would have liked Family Day off to rest and study.<br />
"An extra long weekend would definitely be beneficial ... would help with our studies," Woodford said.
The Record
February 19, 2008
NSP rewards Bright Ideas
When Nova Scotia Power wanted to find ways to improve home energy efficiency, it turned to Dalhousie Universitys Faculty of Engineering.
Chronicle Herald
February 7, 2008
Jobs available for IT grads, Dal says
Matthew Sweet didnt need any convincing when his grandfather suggested he spend Saturday at school. In fact, the Tantallon teenager was actually excited to be among the 70 high school students attending Dalhousie Universitys Computer Science Day, a forum designed to give them the opportunity to learn about the information technology programs the university offers.
The Chronicle Herald
February 17, 2008
Sharks In Peril: Ocean's Fiercest Predators Now Vulnerable To Extinction
Sharks are disappearing from the world's oceans. The numbers of many large shark species have declined by more than half due to increased demand for shark fins and meat, recreational shark fisheries, as well as tuna and swordfish fisheries, where millions of sharks are taken as bycatch each year.
Science Daily
February 17, 2008
Harry Flemming bows out
Harry Flemming, the feisty journalist who loved to write and relished poking a stick at politicians of all stripes as much as he enjoyed baseball, a stiff beverage and a fine cigar, has died. He was a graduate of Dalhousie Universitys law school, but his future lay firmly with the Fourth Estate ...
Chronicle Herald
February 16, 2008
Bottom Trawling Impacts On Ocean, Clearly Visible From Space
Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space.
Science Daily
February 16, 2008
UNB has Dal against wall
Tyler Veenhuis was man of the match with 15 kills as the UNB Varsity Reds downed the Dalhousie Tigers three sets to one in the opening game of the AUS mens volleyball championship on Friday.
Chronicle Herald
February 15, 2008
Canadian university offers a life-saving escape from the 'hood
They are, by their coach's admission, a crazy, eclectic bunch, perhaps the craziest, most eclectic bunch of Canadian university basketball players ever assembled
Globe and Mail
February 14, 2008
Changes of heart
Research has revealed that female cardiac patients are far less likely to stick to prescribed rehabilitation exercise programs than men, said Dr. Christopher Blanchard, a researcher at Canada's Dalhousie University who is studying the phenomenon.
Signon San Diego
February 13, 2008
Soldiers slow to seek psychological help, study says
A new survey of active and reserve members of the Canadian Forces suggests many soldiers do not seek help for mental disorders or problems such as alcoholism. The study of 8,441 soldiers was carried out during the past year by McGill University, the University of Montreal, Dalhousie University in Halifax and UPEI.
Globe and Mail
February 8, 2008
Stories of love, war, women s independence brilliantly unfold
The last thing one expects at a musical comedy is to cry. Could it be winter's darkness? Could it be the time period of the First World War? No, it s the ability of the student actors to portray characters caught up in serious and familiar dilemmas.
Chronicle Herald
February 5, 2008
Teen pregnancy: hip or blip
Some experts here and in Canada dispute the notion that teen pregnancy has become trendy. "I dont see any reason to think we have a general phenomenon going on here where young women are becoming pregnant because they think it's cool," said Don Langille, a professor of community health and epidemiology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.
Live Science
February 6, 2008
Nova Scotia must protect its land transportation link
Nova Scotia must protect its only road and rail link to the rest of Canada, one of the lead authors of an upcoming study on climate change said yesterday.
Halifax Daily News
February 6, 2008
Latte and a ballot, please
Beyond the lattes, cappuccinos, muffins and other tasty pastries, Americans who back the Democratic party filtered in to a Halifax cafe Tuesday to vote in the U.S. presidential primary. One of those who turned out to vote in Halifax was Alexandra Kissin, a 30-year-old graduate student at Dalhousie University.
Chronicle Herald
February 6, 2008
Back from Antarctica with a Message of Hope
Zoe Caron has literally written the book on global warming. But after returning from a recent expedition to Antarctica, the 22-year-old environmentalist says she's surprised that it's hope, rather than 11th-hour warnings, that she most wants to share.
Halifax Daily News
February 3, 2008
The battle to keep young workers
Naiomi Metallic's path to a law career propelled her from a remote First Nations community in Quebec to university in Nova Scotia and, more recently, a prestigious stint at the highest court in the land.
Ottawa Citizen
February 3, 2008
An untapped labour pool
At 26, Naiomi Metallic is on the brink of a promising law career in Halifax. But her hometown of Listuguj, near the Quebec-New Brunswick border, never strays far from her mind. Of particular concern to Ms. Metallic are the young people of the Mi'kmaq community. It dismays her to see that so few seem to dream of going to university.
Ottawa Citizen
February 2, 2008
New sport contest attracts painful entries
Joshua Zaph has created a new sport called Goccer, a hybrid of golf and soccer, and he is entering his idea into an online contest designed to find the next great Canadian sport. For the last two years, the contest has been won by Dalhousie University.
The Ubyssey Online
February 2, 2008
Partners in architecture and in life
Dal architecture grads David Battersby and Heather Howat are known for thoughtful West Coast houses that make the most of stretched finances and sometimes sketchy locations.
Ottawa Citizen
January 31, 2008
Grads say they want to stay and work here
Nova Scotia's university students want to work in the province after graduating, a recent survey says, but not before further studies outside the Maritimes may lure some away.
Halifax Daily News
January 31, 2008
Family doctor shortage: more than lifestyle demands
Preston Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, responds to the recent discussions about the shortage of family doctors in local and national print media and best illustrated by the recent CBC documentary called "Desperately Seeking Doctors".
Times & Transcripts
January 30, 2008
Violence report almost done
A report on the mayors round table on violence in metro is to be presented to regional council in February. The report, prepared by Dalhousie University criminologist Don Clairmont, will be comprehensive and include key recommendations affecting police, government agencies, young people, parents, school administrators and others.
Chronicle Herald
January 30, 2008
Neuromuscular and Lower Limb Biomechanical Differences Exist Between Male and Female Elite Adolescent Soccer Players During an Unanticipated Run and Crosscut Maneuver
This is one of the first studies to identify gastrocnemii differences between genders as a possible anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factor. Additional biomechanical and neuromuscular differences were also identified as potential risk factors.
American Journal of Sports Medicine
January 29, 2008
Circle of Friends gather to remember Jim Faraday at concert Feb. 4
A Circle of Friends: A Memorial Concert for Jim Faraday will be held on Monday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. Performers include Dalhousie University percussion students, alumni and musical friends.
Chronicle Herald
January 29, 2008
Dal stages Die Fledermaus
Dalhousie University Department of Musics Opera Workshop presents Act II of Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre.
Chronicle Herald
January 27, 2008
Gay rights in Iran a complex battle, says Iranian sexual identity expert
Harvard professor Afsaneh Najmabadi said Thursday night she wants Canadian and international gay rights groups to be more careful in how they present the situation of homosexuals and transsexuals in Iran.
NovaNews Net
January 25, 2008
Big Foot: Eco-footprints of rich dwarf poor nations' debt
The well-off disproportionately affected the poor for climate change, ozone depletion, and, less predictably, overfishing. "The injustice inherent in the current environmental crisis may well exacerbate the divide between rich and poor," says Boris Worm, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University.
Science News Online
January 26, 2008
Anne turns 100
An enthusiastic student and an avid writer, Lucy Maud Montgomery published her first poem when she was 17, went on to become a teacher, and studied for a year at Dalhousie University a rare achievement for a woman of her era.
Toronto Star Online
January 24, 2008
Wii better than walking, Dal study finds
Is Wii a real workout? That s what Dalhousie University students wanted to figure out with a recent study testing the popular video game console.
Chronicle Herald
January 24, 2008
Ten Receive Young Architects Award
Kelly Hayes McAlonie has dedicated her career to design for education and improving learning environments for all ages. Upon graduation from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now Dalhousie University), Hayes-McAlonie joined Leathers & Associates, a firm specializing in the design of childrens environments and learning gardens.
AIArchitect
January 24, 2008
Dalhousie students net episode of the Rick Mercer Report
Canadian television personality Rick Mercer will film an episode of his show in Halifax this season, thanks to the efforts of a determined team of Dalhousie University students.
Chronicle Herald
January 23, 2008
Dalhousie students test Wii workout
Canadian students have given each other a Wii workout to see if the top-selling videogame console can get couch potatoes to work up a sweat.
Globe and Mail
January 23, 2008
The sea lice are spreading. Is the government noticing?
Sea lice infestations affecting wild salmon smolts that migrate past fish farms have been found in yet another region of British Columbia's remote coast.
Canada.com
January 21, 2008
Ottawa touts East Coast inventions
Ottawa has announced $63 million in research money for 29 Atlantic Canadian firms that make products ranging from seaweed delicacies bound for Japan to a handheld device that monitors asthma.
CNEWS
January 21, 2008
Rare volleyball loss for Dal
The Dalhousie Tigers stood on the court and applauded their fans after last night's men's volleyball interlock contest against the Laval Rouge-et-Or. It was a rare time that the Tigers left the Dalplex on the wrong side of the scoreboard, falling 3-1 to a scrappy and talented squad.
Halifax Daily News
January 21, 2008
Industry feels pinch as numbers of IT grads plummet
Calling all computer geeks. Since the end of the high-tech boom, enrolment at Canada's computer science faculties has tumbled. "It has really dropped significantly," says Jacob Slonim, co-author of the study prepared for Industry Canada and the past dean of computer science at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Globe and Mail
January 19, 2008
Budget travel: Go abroad without going broke
Tips for travelling on a budget.
National Post
January 18, 2008
Sifting through soil's DNA
Sina Adl, associate professor of biology at Dalhousie University, and some partners in science in the Halifax area are bringing to the marketplace a technological breakthrough in DNA analysis that promises to revolutionize soil remediation efforts.
Chronicle Herald
January 18, 2008
Deploying doctors and medicine
WE HEAR a lot these days about the failing medical condition of Cubas longstanding leader, Fidel Castro. But very few are aware of the countrys celebrated medical internationalism or vaunted "doctor diplomacy."
Chronicle Herald
January 16, 2008
Dalhousie's Girdwood take weekly CIS honour
Dalhousie University basketball player Laurie Girdwood and Lakehead University hockey player Kris Hogg were named Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week.
My Telus
January 15, 2008
Faraday: one-of-a-kind music man
The death of Jim Faraday in Fergusons Cove on Saturday after a prolonged illness is a sad time for the Halifax musical community.
Chronicle Herald
January 13, 2008
JOPLIN RETROSPECTIVE: A feminine force
Janis Joplin skyrocketed to fame at a time when good girl/bad girl boundaries still existed for women. The options for female vocalists were rigid and limited then, said Jacqueline Warwick, assistant professor of music at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Southeast Texas Live
October 1, 2008
Scientists wary sprinkling iron into sea blunts carbon buildup
John Cullen, an oceanographer at Dalhousie University, has serious doubts about humans' ability to ever understand and verify the impacts of ocean enrichment over the long-term.
Calgary Herald
January 10, 2008
Fast Cities - Mississauga
Of particular note, the Initiative helped fund a Dalhousie University graduate program in electronic commerce, the first degree of its kind in Canada. Dalhousie also hosts the hub of a high-speed research network that links St. Francis Xavier, Acadia and University College of Cape Breton.
Backbone Magazine
January 9, 2008
Humans Have Caused Profound Changes In Caribbean Coral Reefs
Coral reefs in the Caribbean have suffered significant changes due to the proximal effects of a growing human population, reports a new study.
Science Daily
January 8, 2008
Human activity blamed for decline of coral reefs
"It is well acknowledged that coral reefs are declining worldwide but the driving forces remain hotly debated," said author Camilo Mora at Dalhousie University. "In the Caribbean alone, these losses are endangering a large number of species, from corals to sharks."
Guardian Unlimited Network
January 8, 2008
Guiding the modern girl
Since the pressures to fit in are getting more intense, says Marion Brown, a professor of social work at Halifax's Dalhousie University who studies girlhood, activities such as Guides may mitigate some of the more troubling aspects of girlhood.
Globe and Mail
January 8, 2008
What about Bob?
No living artist has died and been reborn as many times as Bob Dylan. From folk messiah and electric-rock maverick to evangelical Christian and country-crooner, Dylan's five decades in the spotlight are best defined as indefinable.
Calgary Herald
January 6, 2008
Halifax faces uphill battle for more container cargo
There is no quick fix, says Mary Brooks of Dalhousie University. Attracting more cargo and shipping lines to the Port of Halifax won't happen overnight.
Chronicle Herald
January 4, 2008
N.S. premier pledges to exercise to promote Alzheimer's awareness
Kenneth Rockwood, a medical researcher at Dalhousie University, says studies have shown that as little as a half hour of vigorous exercise three days a week can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's onset by about 50 per cent in those who are genetically susceptible to the disease.
Lethbridge Herald
January 3, 2008
Space exploration for 2008: The Red Planet
A Canadian technological marvel is hurtling toward Mars and should reach its destination by May.
CTV.ca
January 2, 2007
Two Nova Scotians named to the Order of Canada
Political scientist Peter Aucoin of Dalhousie University has been honoured for his work in public administration and political governance.
CBC News at Six
January 2, 2008
Stardance - Some of what we learned
Choregraphy Jeanne Robinson recounts dancing in zero gravity -- "I confirmed for myself and proved to others that zero gee dance is going to be beautiful almost beyond imagining, the next great art form."
Stardance blog
January 2, 2008
A little late but she's No. 1
After 27 hours of labour, the first baby boy of 2008 at the IWK is born. Baby John's mom is Mrs. Baroni, who recently finished graduate school at Dalhousie University.
The Chronicle Herald
January 1, 2008
Certainty, comfort of couplehood likely factors in rebound remarriage
While a quick remarriage may give the impression individuals are rushing to the altar, the honeymoon in their previous unions may have ended long ago, said David Mensink, a psychologist in student counselling services at Dalhousie University.
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
December 30, 2007
A host of new faces join the Order
Dalhousie professor Peter Aucoin named to the Order of Canada.
The Globe and Mail
December 31, 2007
X-men exact revenge on Gee Gees
Tyler Richards wont lie: winning a third straight Rod Shoveller Memorial Tournament is great, but doing it by going through the Ottawa Gee-Gees is even sweeter for his St. Francis Xavier X-Men. The X-Men downed the Gee-Gees 84-72 in the championship game of Dalhousies 17th annual holiday classic.
Chronicle Herald
December 29, 2007
Lunenburg more than fishing, schooners, dories ...
A HALIFAX professor who specializes in cultural and environmental history says Lunenburg is not living up to its obligations as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Claire Campbell of Dalhousie University said the town provides a charming outing but not a lot of substance for visitors who want to know more about its culture.
Chronicle Herald
December 28, 2007
Dancing with the stars project resurrected
It's a dream come true -- choreographer Jeanne Robinson will complete a decades-old dream by staging a zero-gravity dance with the stars.
Halifax Daily News
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