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Alumni News
Honouring Dal’s first alumni Aurum Award winners
Four of Dal’s outstanding alumni were feted last week at the first Dalhousie Aurum Awards ceremony, recognized for their innovative and visionary achievements.
Tigers Hall of Fame – 2019
On Thursday, May 9, 2019 Dalhousie University hosted the 2019 Tigers Hall of Fame Gala & Auction.
Advice on zero-waste shopping from The Tare Shop
Kate Pepler (BA (Sustainability, Environmental Science and Marine Biology)’16) owns and operates The Tare Shop, a zero-waste grocery store in Halifax. She provided comments to Halifax Today on how to live waste free.
Predicting cyberattacks from a Nova Scotia basement
Jason Hopper (BSc’14) and his team at Hyperion Gray submitted a tool to help predict cyberattacks to a US national intelligence initiative. The software research scientist manages the data centre for Omnisense from his Nova Scotia basement.
Josh Goreham (BScK’12, MSc’14) developing technology to improve canoe and kayaking performance
Dalhousie alum and current PhD student Josh Goreham (BScK’12, MSc’14) is conducting research using sensors to look at the movement of athletes and the canoes or kayaks.
Dr. Adam Csank (BSc’03) named geography steward by National Geographic
Dal Earth Sciences alum Dr. Adam Csank (BSc’03) has been given the title of the Geography Steward of Nevada by National Geographic.
Developing innovative technology to diagnose hearing loss
IObIO president Guy Earle (BSc’98) is developing a device called BioBox to diagnose hearing loss more quickly and cost-effectively than current technologies.
An East Coast solution for keeping your family healthy
Froogie, a nutrition app developed by Dalhousie alumni owned and operated, WeUsThem, has recently received a Gold Davey Award.
More than meds
Award-winning programs created by Dal researchers David Gardner (MSc’03) and Andrea Murphy (BScPh’99) are changing perceptions about the community pharmacy.
Two alumni inducted into Discovery Centre’s Science Hall of Fame
Dr. Peter Allen (BEng (NSTC)’75, PhD (TUNS)’84) and Dr. William Howard Feindel (MSc’42) were inducted into the Discovery Centre’s Science Hall of Fame at the 15th Annual Discovery Awards. Dr. Jordan Kyriakidis (BSc’93, MSc’95) and Dr. Travis McDonough (BScK’94) were among the Discovery Awards finalists.