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Alumni News
Opening a dialogue
Dal Alumni Days featured Open Dialogue events that engaged alumni and other guests in thought-provoking discussions around some of the most pressing issues of our age, including immigration and health care — and some of the boundary-breaking ways Dal researchers and community partners are helping address them.
Medicine alumnus working with computer science students on app for seniors
Computer science master’s students are working on a Siri-like application to assist seniors with dementia or memory loss. The app, MyMem, was conceptualized by alumnus Eric Fisher (PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)’13).
Eric Fisher (PhD’13) is working with computer science master’s students on an app to assist seniors with dementia or memory loss through ShiftKey Labs.
Doctors NS honours Dal alumni with 2017 awards
Dal Medicine alumni were among those physicians honoured with 2017 Doctors Nova Scotia awards. Meet the winners and read how they are making a difference.
New Doctors N.S. president outlines plans to rebuild trust
Dr. Manoj Vohra (MD’88, PGM’89) sets ambitious agenda for his term as Doctors Nova Scotia president.
Dal MD makes it to next round in astronaut recruitment campaign
The Canadian Space Agency’s Astronaut Recruitment campaign is down to 17 finalists. Among them is Dr. Robert Riddell (MD’11), a Dal medicine grad and physician in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Dal TEDx speakers on Understanding Uncertainty
Dal alumni, students and professors gave talks at this year’s Dalhousie TEDx event on March 12, 2017. Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard (MSW’77), Loran Morrison (BSc’11, BSc’14) and Susan Fitzgerald (BEDS (TUNS)’97, MARFP’99) were among them.
#IWD2017: Bold alumni leadership
This International Women’s Day, learn about some of the outstanding Dal alumni who are making a difference through their leadership – from human rights champions to scientific pioneers, health care advocates and innovative entrepreneurs.
Alumni among finalists to become Canada’s next astronauts
Nine Dalhousie alumni are among the 72 individuals selected as finalists to join Canada’s astronaut corps. They have degrees from the Faculties of Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Health Professions.
Providing health care to Halifax’s marginalized populations
Braydon Connell (BSc’13, MSc’15) is among the Dalhousie students leading Halifax Outreach Prevention Education Support (HOPES), an interdisciplinary health initiative that provides health care and education to the city’s homeless and low-income populations.
Dal grad launches successful E-Learning platform
Sanjay Sharma (BSc’87, MD’91) has launched an online alternative to medical school lectures with buy-in from 50 universities – and counting.