On Monday, Federal Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science, led by an expert panel of nine including Martha Crago, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s vice-president research, and Dal alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald.

Last week Karen McLean graduated from Dal's Faculty of Dentistry the same way she entered it: with baby on board.

Kaylyn Fraser (BA’09), co-chair of Dal’s London alumni chapter, wasn’t about to miss her brother Cameron’s own graduation from Dal this week — so she made a surprise visit from across the pond to Halifax to officially welcome him into the Dal Alumni family.

From alumni offering their homes to individuals opening their pocketbooks, the Dal community has taken up the call to support Fort McMurray following the outbreak of devastating wildfires in the Alberta community last week.

After completing her PhD at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ in 1978, Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. Now one of the most senior science administrators in the U.S. government, Dr. Sullivan returned to campus this week to meet with students and talk about different ways of looking at our planet.