Dal launches centre for global mental health

Dalhousie University has launched the Dalhousie Centre for Global Mental Health, an academic centre focused on worldwide mental health disparities. The centre, which is housed in Dal’s Department of Psychiatry, will work to reduce gaps in mental health treatment through research, care, education, and advocacy. It will be guided by a shared vision focused on […]

The Government of Nova Scotia is supporting four early-career researchers at Acadia University, Dalhousie University, and St Francis Xavier University whose projects aim to improve mental health and addictions care for equity-deserving communities. The researchers have each received grants through the New Investigator in Addictions and Mental Health program, delivered by Research Nova Scotia. At […]

Several institutions are dealing with aging aquatic facilities this summer, prompting long-term planning, repairs, and closures. Memorial University is upgrading its Aquarena facility in anticipation of the 2025 Canada Games. Memorial said that modernizing the nearly-five-decades-old facility has “brought some unforeseen challenges,” but it is on track to open for the games. The University of […]

Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Dalhousie University, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University have each unveiled art installations featuring aquatic creatures. Champlain College media students installed a colourful public art piece that in the G-Block stairwell that features fish. Dalhousie University has installed an 18-metre blue whale skeleton in its Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity, which is anticipated to […]

Mount Saint Vincent University was closed last Thursday after a lockdown was ordered by the Halifax Regional Police. The Chronicle Herald and Haligonia report that police searched the school after receiving second-hand reports of an alleged armed robbery on campus. The search did not yield any evidence of a threat. “Better safe than sorry,” commented […]

Global News reports that both Dalhousie University and Saint Mary’s University received bomb threats via spam email on Tuesday that prompted police investigations. CBC reports that Dalhousie did not evacuate its campus. However, SMU evacuated its campus, and nearby streets were temporarily closed while Halifax police conducted a search with K9 units. No explosives were […]

Two birds have clipped the timeline for Acadia University’s new nursing building. CBC reports that the university halted the scheduled demolition of the University Club after discovering chimney swifts—an at-risk species known for their aerial acrobatics—nesting in the University Club’s chimney. After a 90-day review, Environment and Climate Change Canada approved a permit to destroy […]

A two-year pilot project in the Town of Wolfville found that placing surveillance cameras around Acadia University did not have an “obvious effect” on student behaviour. While the town has experienced a decrease in bylaw tickets and nuisance complaints since 2022, CBC reports that the cameras did not appear to act as a deterrent. When […]

Dalhousie University’s Department of Athletics and Recreation and the soccer club Halifax Tides FC have partnered to provide the new club with the services and space it needs to succeed. As the official training centre for the women’s soccer team, Dal will provide the team with access to a dedicated locker room and storage space, […]

The Government of Nova Scotia has reportedly asked Dalhousie University to consider launching a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at its Truro campus. The suggestion, which was made within the funding agreement between Dal and the Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education, made a note of the need for large animal veterinarians. The department also […]