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Posted Mon, 01/10/2011 - 10:56 in Health

Video Experts' Spotlight: Dr. Michael Vallis

Dr. Michael Vallis offers up some advice for setting and achieving manageable goals for the new year.   Read more


Posted Fri, 12/17/2010 - 10:54 in Environment

Dr. Sterling at Long Lake in Halifax

A foundation for Nova Scotia's watersheds

On December 16, Nova Soctia unveiled its new Water Resource Management Strategy. The first project announced under the new strategy is the Nova Scotia Watershed Assessment Project (NSWAP). The $19,000...  Read more


Posted Wed, 12/15/2010 - 15:38 in Health

Dalhousie researcher Sean Barrett

Energy Drinks Double Alcohol Consumption According to Dalhousie University Researchers

Researchers from Dalhousie University’s departments of psychology and psychiatry recently conducted a study that found students who drank energy drinks in combination with alcohol drank nearly t...  Read more


Posted Wed, 12/15/2010 - 14:29 in Oceans

Diver descending into the Green Bay Cave System, Bermuda, at Cliff Pool Sinkhole

Dalhousie University Researcher Uncovers New Information in Underwater Caves

Dalhousie University researcher Pete van Hengstum has recently completed his PhD in Earth Sciences. Dr. van Hengstum completed the fieldwork portion of his degree exploring the underwater caves in Ber...  Read more


Posted Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:25 in Business

Close-up View of Hops

Dalhousie University Student is Brewing Up Something New

Fourth year finance co-op student Evan Price has signed a five year contract with Garrison Brewery to supply the microbrewery with organically grown hops.   Read more


Posted Fri, 12/03/2010 - 10:46 in Business

2nd Year Corporate Residency MBA Student Hannes Weiland

Dalhousie University’s School of Business Administration Receives International Recognition

Dalhousie University’s School of Business Administration has been named the Most Innovative Business School in Canada by European CEO magazine.   Read more


Posted Thu, 12/02/2010 - 13:31 in Dalhousie-related

Two Dalhousie University Professors Inducted to Royal Society of Canada

Professor Jocelyn Downie and Professor Emeritus Harold Robertson were recently inducted into the Royal Society of Canada. The RSC is prestigious academy comprised of individuals who embody academic ex...  Read more


Posted Wed, 11/24/2010 - 11:26 in Arts

Dalhousie University's New Writer in Residence

Dalhousie’s New Writer in Residence

Anne Simpson is Dalhousie’s newest writer in residence. She begins her posting with the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program in January of 2011. She will be working with aspiri...  Read more


Posted Thu, 11/18/2010 - 14:16 in Health

Professor, Department of Pharmacology

At the heart of the matter, it’s hormones

Dalhousie Medical School’s Dr. Susan Howlett, a professor in the Department of Pharmacology, has learned why heart cells in males and females act differently.   Read more


Posted Tue, 11/16/2010 - 14:16 in Dalhousie-related

Dalhousie University Students Organize “It Gets Better” Event

The “It Gets Better” campaign was started by American newspaper columnist Dan Savage as a way to reach out to GLBT youth. The grassroots campaign was started as a response to a recent incr...  Read more


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