School News
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Breaking the cycle:Rethinking substance use, stigma, and social inequities in Canada
March 4, 2025, 12:00 PM
New research highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada, moving away from stigmatizing and punitive approaches toward policies rooted in equity and harm reduction.
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21st Kelly Bang Lectureship
October 26, 2024, 12:00 PM
Justice, Advocacy and the Practice of Hope in Occupational Therapy with Kelly Bang Lecturer Keri Chambers
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Mike Crawford, administrative manager in the School of Occupational Therapy, awarded Faculty of Health’s Excellence in Leadership Award
October 24, 2023, 12:00 PM
Interview with School of Occupational Therapy Administrative Manager, Mike Crawford about winning the Faculty of Health's Excellence in Leadership Award
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20th Kelly Bang Lectureship
October 23, 2023, 12:00 PM
Empowering Occupation: The bumpy road to wheelchair provision in under-resourced communities - with Amira Tawashy
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Research Nova Scotia grants support new perspectives for a healthier future
February 2, 2023, 12:00 PM
Grants to impact health for Nova Scotians
Faculty of Health News
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Moving away from the white coat: ĢAV’s College of Pharmacy updates tradition
September 29, 2025, 12:00 PM
ĢAV’s College of Pharmacy is changing the way it welcomes new students, helping the future pharmacists to provide culturally responsive care. The tradition for the past few decades was a white coat ceremony to welcome new students into the College, where everyone was given a coat that they will wear for their labs. The tradition was started by medical schools and adopted by pharmacists since they also wore the coats.
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Dal Health's School of Health Administration and the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) renew a strategic alliance
August 19, 2025, 12:00 PM
Dal’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program has renewed its strategic alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) to increase the leadership capabilities of health care managers in Canada.
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Dal Health PhD student awarded prestigious Vanier Scholarship for groundbreaking work on sustainable health care
August 11, 2025, 12:00 PM
“Receiving a Vanier Scholarship is a great honour, and I’m immensely grateful to have been selected,” says Drew, a PhD student in the Faculty of Health at ĢAV. “On a practical level, it means I can dedicate myself exclusively to this research. But more than that, it’s a signal that this work matters—that building a sustainable public healthcare system in Canada isn’t just a fringe idea, but a recognised national priority.”
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Grad profile: Advocating for culturally responsive care
July 7, 2025, 12:00 PM
A moment at Dal that I’ll never forget would have to be Recreation Orientation (Rec O). I still remember it like it was yesterday. I got to meet my professors and faculty members in a not so formal environment where they fostered a welcoming and inclusive environment that gave me the sense of belonging I had been looking for after my first year at Dal.