New year, new WHIG

In this image: Kathryn Stone and Emma Cameron.

WHIG has several components: a networking website, a blog series, bi-monthly seminars and advocacy initiatives.

Undergraduate research

The role of undergraduate research has been debated recently, including in the Gazette. Presenting at conferences or writing for journals alongside one’s studies may prove draining, but presents many opportunities […]

News Briefs

Dalhousie is fighting the flu—on a bigger scale. (via StockPhoto)

Dal announces new partnership to tackle the flu by Nicolas Haddad, news contributor As new strains of influenza appear across the globe, Dalhousie is staying ahead of the game. The […]

Silencing science

Thomas Duck, an atmospheric scientist at Dalhousie , wants people to start talking about science. It’s important, because research funding is facing drastic cutbacks from the federal government. Duck was […]

The pill, for men?

Let’s just get it out there: a lot of sex happens at university. We have casual dating, we have a few too many drinks at parties, it happens. There’s a […]

I’ve been to grad school—twice

I’ve started a graduate degree in the sciences twice: first a masters in environmental science, and now a doctorate in geology. I’ve learned a few things about what grad school […]

Not-so-minor changes

Little known to much of the student body, Dalhousie University is located in the heart of traditional Mi’kmaq territory but has until now only had a few classes on First […]

Angela Merkel visits Dal

Angela Merkel

By Calum Agnew, News Editor and Simcha Walfish, Staff Contributor The most powerful woman in the world (according to Forbes) visited Dal on Thursday. She’s a quantum chemist – and […]

Erotic algae

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, at the end of 2009 over 66 thousand Canadians were diagnosed with HIV. (That’s roughly 0.2 per cent of the Canadian population.) […]