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                            Agriculture, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Tuesday, April 17, 2018
            Yes, you read that correctly: Dal's Faculty of Agriculture in Truro is taking part in a national campaign from Soil Conservation Council of Canada, using underwear as a cheeky way to raise awareness for soil health.
        
                    
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                            Agriculture, Research
                    
            
                    Tuesday, April 17, 2018
            This is a critical time for our planet, writes the Faculty of Agriculture's Kathleen Kevany. What we eat and how we get our food will shape its future.
        
                    
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                            Research, Medicine, Pathology
                    
            
                    Monday, April 16, 2018
            A Dalhousie Medical School cancer immunologist has received a rare five-year operating grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop new immunotherapies for advanced melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer.
        
                    
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                            Biology, Science, Marine Biology, Medicine, Environment, Sustainability and Society, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
                    
            
                    Monday, April 16, 2018
            Marine vessels are big polluters, but a team of Dal students has devised a way to reduce those emissions while creating a marketable new product in the process. Now, they’re getting ready to pitch their idea for a $30,000 prize at a global competition this spring.
        
                    
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                            Student Life, Engineering, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Friday, April 13, 2018
            Hundreds of final-year Engineering students have spent the past eight months putting their design skills to the test for local industry. This week, they showcased the results as part of the Dalhousie Engineering Capstone Conference.
        
                    
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                            Medicine, Community & Culture, Science
                    
            
                    Friday, April 13, 2018
            Dal hosted some of Atlantic Canada’s top high school science students this week for the 25th Sanofi Biogenius Canada’s Atlantic regional championship, showcasing emerging leaders in biotechnology.
        
                    
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                            News
                    
            
                    Friday, April 13, 2018
            The Dalhousie Senate is seeking applications from faculty for its two new Senator at Large positions, designed to improve diversity and representation within Dal’s senior academic governing body.
        
                    
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                            Research, Oceans, Oceans
                    
            
                    Thursday, April 12, 2018
            Led by Dalhousie together with Memorial and UPEI, the Ocean Frontier Institute has announced $25 million in funding for 15 ocean research projects.
        
                    
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                            History, Research, Arts and Social Sciences
                    
            
                    Thursday, April 12, 2018
            In the 1950s, Canada made it easy for employees to file their income tax. Now let's simplify the process for others, too, writes Dal History professor Shirley Tillotson.
        
                    
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                            Research, Earth Sciences, Science, Agriculture, Chemistry, Health Professions
                    
            
                    Wednesday, April 11, 2018
              Five researchers from Dalhousie are receiving new funding to acquire the cutting-edge tools needed to conduct world-class research through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund.