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                            Agriculture, News
                    
            
                    Friday, June 29, 2018
            The Agricultural Campus's new Indigenous Student Access Pathway program, recently approved to begin in 2019, is a one-year program exclusively for First Nations, Metis and Inuit students who would not otherwise be eligible for admissions and who would benefit from dedicated supports while transitioning to a university environment.
        
                    
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                            News
                    
            
                    Friday, June 29, 2018
            Âé¶¹Éç’s Board of Governors approves formal wording for a university Indigenous acknowledgement statement, with the intent for it to be used at ceremonies and events across campus.
        
                    
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                    Thursday, June 28, 2018
            Check out the featured videos from President's Florizone's year-in-review town hall — featuring Dal's new Canada 150 Research Chair, a look inside the new Dalplex fitness centre and more.
        
                    Thursday, June 28, 2018
            Highlights from the year-end meeting of Âé¶¹Éç's Board of Governors, including approval of the 2018-19 operating budget, financial results from 2017-18 (including planned use of budget surplus) and the approval of the new Âé¶¹Éç Sexualized Violence Policy.
        
                    
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                            Research, Management
                    
            
                    Wednesday, June 27, 2018
            Every now and then, Canadians will take a stand against the U.S. by choosing Canadian items over American ones at the grocery store, writes food researcher Sylvain Charlebois. Unless they cost more — and most often, they do.
        
                    
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                            Research, Oceans, Science, Oceans, Marine Affairs
                    
            
                    Wednesday, June 27, 2018
            New funding from the Government of Canada will support Dal researchers in protecting and restoring coastline habitats in Nunavut.
        
                    
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                            News
                    
            
                    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
            Âé¶¹Éç’s Board of Governors approved a stand-alone sexualized violence policy Tuesday that lays out how the university will respond to disclosures and reports of sexualized violence by members of the campus community.
        
                    
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                            Community & Culture, Human Resources
                    
            
                    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
            Dal celebrated dozens of long-service staff and faculty last week as part of its annual milestones certificate ceremony — honouring employees whose valued contributions to the university span decades.
        
                    
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                            Law, Student Life
                    
            
                    Monday, June 25, 2018
            Cal DeWolfe has gone from the cross-country course to the courtroom as he studies Law with an eye towards practising in Atlantic Canada. For the former Philosophy grad, it's an unexpected but exciting path.
        
                    
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                            Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Friday, June 22, 2018
            President Florizone’s news of his forthcoming departure from the university inspired many in the Dal community and beyond to share their well-wishes on social media.