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November 2018

Debbie Martin  –  Research, Health Professions
Friday, November 30, 2018
To improve Indigenous health in Canada we need more Indigenous health professionals and more culturally competent health-care providers, writes Dal researcher Debbie Martin. We also need to listen properly to Indigenous stories.
Heather Aipperspach  –  Research, Health Professions, Community & Culture, Nursing
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Dal Nursing researchers Lisa Goldberg and Megan Aston have collaborated with a Halifax playwright to turn their research study examining the experiences of LGBQ+ birthing women into a new play: "What to Expect When You Aren't Expected."
Matt Reeder  –  Facilities Management, Community & Culture
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Dal grad Siobhan Evans is leading an accessibility audit for ÍøºìºÚÁÏ to help the university get to know the physical characteristics of its buildings more intimately than ever before — and inform the development of a full-scale accessibility plan.
Françoise Baylis, Graham Dellaire and Landon J Getz  –  Research, Medicine
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Chinese researcher Jainkui He claims to have created the world's first genome-edited twins. Such action would pose unknown risks to the lives of these children and to humanity as a whole, write Dal researchers Françoise Baylis, Graham Dellaire and Landon Getz.
Patti Lewis  –  Research, Oceans, Oceans
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
The new Visiting Fellows program from the Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute provides opportunities for ocean experts to study and work at Dal while also enabling Halifax-based researchers to gain experience with internationally-based research projects.
Matt Reeder  –  News, Community & Culture
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Last month, ÍøºìºÚÁÏ proclaimed the International Decade for People of African Descent, joining the governments of Nova Scotia, Canada and other count