Dalhousie
Science project SURGEs into Dal
Tuesday, Jan. 8 saw the launch of Nova Scotia’s newest “innovation sandbox.” Science Unleashed: Research Growing the Economy, better known by its acronym SURGE, aims to be a centre for science for Dalhousie University students. Aaron Newman is a member of the department of neuroscience and psychology at Dal, and the director of SURGE. They were able to renovate their…
Read MoreThe Dalhousie Student Union’s attendance problem
If free pizza isn’t enough to lure students, then what is? Near the end of last semester, on Nov. 7, the Dalhousie Student Union held its annual general meeting. The meeting failed to meet quorum – the minimum number of people required to pass new business. At the meeting, executives discussed their plans for the year and vice-president…
Read MoreFarewell to Florizone
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length, clarity and style. Richard Florizone is on to new things for the new year. The 11th president of Dalhousie University is taking his leave from Halifax and heading to the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab in Waterloo, Ontario. Dalhousie Gazette contributor Isabel Buckmaster chatted with Florizone over the December break to discuss his time…
Read MoreMeet Peter MacKinnon
At the Board of Governors meeting on Nov. 27, outgoing Dalhousie University President Richard Florizone described Peter MacKinnon as “an older and wiser” version of himself. MacKinnon is slated to serve as Dal’s interim president from Jan. 15 until June 30. He was unable to accommodate an interview with the Dalhousie Gazette before publication, but we wanted to give…
Read MoreDal’s $55,000 price tag on access to employment information “absolute lie”
Remember that $55,000 price tag Dalhousie University gave the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) for a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) request about employment at the university? A Dal whistleblower says that the school exaggerated the cost. In the summer of 2017, CUPE submitted a request for information about how many full and part-time professors were employed at Dalhousie over the…
Read MoreDishonourable degrees
Editor’s note: This article discusses sexual assault, including the sexual abuse of children. Gazette contributor Karla Renic is a student of Robert Huish. To avoid a conflict of interest, Matt Stickland conducted the interview with Huish. Dalhousie University has no policy on rescinding honorary degrees – even when the recipient is on trial for sexually abusing children. For more than 25 years, Peter Dalglish was a Canadian humanitarian. He…
Read MoreMaking student healthcare more accessible
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Health and Dental Plan Office recently took steps to improve accessibility at Dalhousie University. The office installed a mini fridge: a measure taken to better accommodate students whose prescription medications, like insulin, require refrigeration. Until this change, those who require refrigerated medication had it delivered in a styrofoam cold pack, which is designed to…
Read MoreCycling to school
Dalhousie University has made numerous efforts to ensure that students can have the option of biking to school. However, as cyclist and Dal employee, John Kyle pointed out, “there’s always room for improvement.” Many students live off-campus, and some want a healthy, environmentally-friendly option to commute. With this in mind, Dal created new biking infrastructure, such as new…
Read MoreBriefs of the week
Week of Oct. 25, 2018 Trick or Eat 2018 On Halloween, a team of Dalhousie University students will be going door-to-door to collect non-perishable food items for the Dalhousie Student Union Food Bank and Feed Nova Scotia. To register, click here. Talking transit Last week, Halifax Regional Municipality announced the launch of Talk Transit: a…
Read MoreThe call of the North Atlantic right whale
An experiment is underway in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The experiment involves boats, planes, autonomous underwater vehicles and sonobuoys (buoys which can detect underwater sounds). It covers 1,500 square kilometres and is being run by groups from Dalhousie University, the Canadian Armed Forces and more. Their goal is to find a method of surveying and tracking North Atlantic…
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