Dal, U of King’s College relaunch journalism/law program

Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College have announced that they are relaunching their Master of Journalism/Juris Doctor combined degree program. The program provides learners with a mixture of legal training and investigative reporting skills. Dal Schulich Law Associate Dean, Academic Jodi Lazare explained that the key forces driving the program’s revival were the […]

Dalhousie University’s Killam Memorial Library has reduced its energy use by more than 50% by undertaking a retrofit completed this winter. The retrofit included an overhaul to the building’s lighting and heating systems: LEDs and motion detection were introduced to reduce lighting costs, while the heating system was switched from steam to hot water. The […]

This week, student unions from four universities in Nova Scotia are holding a student strike called by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) focused on tuition affordability and divestment from weapons manufacturers. CFS Nova Scotia chapter Chairperson Alexina St Pierre-Farrow told CityNews that students want their tuition to be standardized and reduced by 20%. “The […]

Dalhousie University has officially opened the Oulton-Stanish Centre, a recreational facility that includes a rink, event space, and a new location for the Dalhousie Physiotherapy Clinic. The new facility will support student athletes and recreational programming at Dal, as well as the wider Halifax community. The expanded physiotherapy clinic provides increased capacity and additional services, […]

In a recent interview with The evoLLLution, Erin Careless (Dalhousie University) discusses how postsecondary institutions can build robust partnerships with employers and refine their continuing education programming. She emphasizes that employers are critical to lifelong learning and that programming must align with workplace needs. To ensure scalability and quality, she proposes using governance models with […]

Three Canadian universities—Dalhousie University, the University of New Brunswick, and the University of Toronto—have signed MOUs with South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.The universities will collaborate with Hanwha Ocean on research, innovation, and education in several areas such as acoustic and stealth technologies, digital and simulation technologies, and Intelligent and automated technologies. “These collaborations strengthen Canada’s […]

Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health have launched the Division of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, which will provide public health physicians with an academic and clinical home at Dal. The division will strengthen training, research, and clinical practice and support work in public health and preventative medicine. The new division will also have a […]

As part of a recent academic mission to India, several Canadian universities announced the creation of India-based centres that will support academic and research collaborations between India and Canada. Dal is partnering with IISER Tirupati and IIT Tirupati to establish the Tirupati Tri-Institutional Global Innovation Campus. McGill is establishing a new Centre of Excellence in […]

Dalhousie University has launched Life at Dal, a new section of the university’s website that replaces the former Campus Life section with a modern and user-friendly experience. Life at Dal contains information on student supports and services; clubs and events; and links to student intranet sites. “It’s not the same section redesigned. It’s a whole […]

Dalhousie University has launched an online, course-based Master of Clinical Psychiatry and Global Mental Health. This program is offered in a part-time format, giving care providers from around the world the opportunity to learn while remaining in their communities. The program is designed to prepare participants to work in a variety of health-care contexts using […]