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º£½ÇÉçÇøapp PhD student Landon Getz founded the Queer Atlantic Canadian STEM group a few years ago with a mission to make STEM fields more inclusive and welcoming in Atlantic Canada. Now, Getz is looking to expand the group's impact on a national scale.

Dal researchers OmiSoore Dryden and Matt Numer share their expertise on health disparities faced by the 2SLGBTQ+ community in a panel event next week hosted by the º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Medical Research Foundation as part of Halifax Pride.

Dr. Trevor Jain (MD ’99), a 34-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and a married father of two, came up with an idea early in the pandemic to recognize the contributions of essential workers to battling COVID-19: the COVID Warrior challenge coin, which is inspired by Dr. Jain’s own highly decorated military career.

Afghanistan’s Artlords are using art on blast walls to advocate for social change and to stand in contrast to the country’s war lords, drug lords and corruption, writes Dal graduate researcher Grant Curtis.

Samantha Ceci, a Master of Resource and Environmental Management student, teamed up with Dal’s Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management to create a so-called 'hugelkultur bed’ in a wooded area tucked behind Shirriff Hall on Studley Campus.