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Dalhousie University issues vaccine mandate, Nova Scotia reports 94th COVID-19 death
A man walks across the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax on March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Collective action needed to stem rise of chronic disease
Mature woman doing blood sugar test at home in a living room. Selective focus to her finger.
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Halifax cancer researcher Graham Dellaire studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure
Dr. Graham Dellaire, a professor in Dalhousie University's Department of Pathology, is shown in this undated handout photo. An ongoing study is looking at the effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure on the human body and is examining ways the knowledge gained can assist health policy in Canada. Dr. Graham Dellaire, a professor in Dalhousie University's Department of Pathology, is leading a team of experts from across the country in examining the two primary environmental exposure carcinogens that affect people's risk of getting cancer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Graham Dellaire
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Supreme Court declines to hear Crown appeal in William Sandeson case
William Sandeson is escorted by a sheriff as he arrives at his preliminary hearing at provincial court, in Halifax, on Feb. 23, 2016.
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Former Dalhousie University medical student facing second murder trial denied bail
William Sandeson is escorted by a sheriff as he arrives at his preliminary hearing at provincial court, in Halifax, on Feb. 23, 2016.
opinion
How to enhance vaccine acceptance and delivery among homeless youth
Audrey Steenbeek and Jeff Karabanow
life
Survey finds Canadians plan on dieting less, donating more to food banks in 2021
A volunteer sorts items in the receiving area of an Ottawa Food Bank warehouse, on April 23, 2020.
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How this cookie maker is using technology to help satisfy Canada’s sweet tooth
GEORGETOWN - NOV 27, 2020 - Jason Brass, CEO, Terra Cotta Foods, holds up a couple of baking sheets with some freshly baked and cooled chocolate chip cookies, in the company's Georgetown headquarters, on November 27, 2020. The company makes upwards of 60,00 cookies daily. They also produce, ice cream sandwiches, icing, granola and cookie dough for both their company label and various other brands. The company recently invested in new mixing, depositing and packaging equipment, as well as a new automated line to make ice cream sandwiches. The changes have helped it grow its roster of retail partners through which it sells its products. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
business education
Creative ways Canada’s business schools are revamping leadership courses for the COVID era
Phillip Alexandre Du Plessix reflects at his “spirit spot” which was part of week long wilderness retreat course while he was a student at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, October 28, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Are human challenge trials for COVID-19 research ethical?
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Whales, other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through improperly treated waste water: study
A new study says COVID-19 could be spread to whales and other marine mammal through improperly treated sewage and wastewater.
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Researchers say they’ve found markers in patients' blood that help predict severity of COVID-19
Dr. David Kelvin, a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, works in a lab in Halifax, on Oct. 29, 2020.
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Underwater microphones help save endangered right whales – at a cost to fishermen
In this Wednesday March 28, 2018 photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. A study of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that migrate through the area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
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Canadian universities scramble to maintain flow of international students and the revenue they bring
Haonan Deng, an international student who is enrolled at Thompson Rivers University, poses for a photograph in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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How a family bakery used technology to expand and bring in some big brands
Guy Ozery, co-CEO of Ozery Bakery, checks out sandwich buns along a production line in the company's 4,000 square foot facility in Vaughan, Ontario, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil again rejects calls for provincial inquiry into mass killing
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil again rejects calls for provincial inquiry into mass killing
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Group of Dalhousie faculty members sign letter urging McNeil to call public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil speaks in Halifax, on Dec 20, 2019.
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How Tesla tapped a tiny Canadian lab for battery breakthroughs
FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Business schools aim to fill gap in Indigenous relations
Andrew Gemino, associate dean of graduate programs at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business pictured in the Segal Graduate School of Business building on Granville Street in Vancouver on Mar. 5.
education
Dalhousie University appoints botanist, veteran administrator Deep Saini as new president
Dr. Deep Saini. (File Photo).
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Dalhousie Indigenous student showing Canada the way to reconciliation
Aaron Prosper, a Mi’kmaw student at Dalhousie University.