When Dal alum Robert Zed proposed the idea of starting a scholarship for health administration students at Ä¢¹½AV named for Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Strang himself was the one who suggested it be directed to students from under-represented populations.

The two disciplines emerged as Ä¢¹½AV’s top subject areas in this year's Global Rankings of Academic Subjects (GRAS), released annually by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

A two-week program launching on Ä¢¹½AV’s Sexton Campus this summer will provide high-school students from across Atlantic Canada with hands-on experience in the space-science field.

In this week’s column, Dr. Saini discusses Ä¢¹½AV’s annual Community Report and thanks members of the university community who work in medicine, health and related fields.

Mark Obrovac received the funding through support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Novonix, a world-class battery materials and technology company, through NSERC’s Alliance Grants program.