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                            Research, Music, Arts and Social Sciences
                    
            
                    Monday, February 10, 2020
            Two precious manuscripts hidden in a bank vault survived the Allied bombing of Dresden, but one wound up in Soviet hands 鈥 until it was smuggled home. As the bombing of Dresden marks its 75th anniversary, Dal Musicologist Jennifer Bain shares this fascinating story.
        
                    
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                            Research, Social Work, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Monday, February 10, 2020
            A new multimedia project from Raluca Bejan, who just joined Dal in January, seeks to shift the public鈥檚 view of the reguee crisis away from 鈥渮oological鈥 perspectives that commodify migrant suffering and towards some of the broader societal issues that underpin it.
        
                    
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                            Sports
                    
            
                    Friday, February 7, 2020
            Isabel Sarty has been named AUS Swimmer of the Year while Lance Cansdale has been named Women's Coach of the Year.
        
                    Thursday, February 6, 2020
            Some stories appeal to us so powerfully that they bear retelling over and over again. An opera double bill on this week at the Dal Arts Centre captures different takes on Virgil鈥檚 epic Latin poem The Aeneid.
        
                    
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                            News
                    
            
                    Thursday, February 6, 2020
            Why does Dal have a holiday all its own on the first Friday of February? It鈥檚 in celebration of a generous donor without whom the university may well not be around today.
        
                    
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                            Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Thursday, February 6, 2020
            Dalhousie鈥檚 Black Student Advising Centre (BSAC) celebrated its 30th anniversary Monday by kicking off African Heritage Month with music, food, and inspiring messages from members of the African Nova Scotian community.
        
                    
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                            Agriculture, Research
                    
            
                    Wednesday, February 5, 2020
            Plant-rich diets can help tackle the climate crisis, prevent disease and improve mental health, writes the Faculty of Agriculture's Kathleen Kevany.
        
                    
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                            Research, Student Life, Computer Science, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Wednesday, February 5, 2020
            Pedestrian safety, paperless workplaces and growing Nova Scotian exports 鈥斅爈earn how a new Innovation Technology course at Dal is helping students take on real-world challenges with compelling digital solutions.
        
                    
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                            Arts and Social Sciences, Community & Culture, Theatre
                    
            
                    Wednesday, February 5, 2020
            The cast and directing team of Dalhousie鈥檚 third-year production, "Ephemera: A Devised Theatre Creation," take an insightful and unapologetic look into Canada鈥檚 contemporary theatre scene. 
        
                    
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                            News, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Tuesday, February 4, 2020
            The pan-African flag was hoisted on Dal鈥檚 Studley Campus Monday at an African Heritage Month kick-off event that showcased various community perspectives on this year鈥檚 theme of intersectionality.