The Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) — launched with a $94-million investment from the Government of Canada — will be a global hub for ocean science and help ensure safe and sustainable use of one of Earth’s most precious resources. Hear from several of the individuals involved in OFI about what it will mean for ocean research at Ä¢¹½AV and for Canada’s ocean leadership.

As part of a partnership between Ä¢¹½AV and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Studies in Eilat (Israel), eight students from seven different Israeli universities came to Halifax this summer to learn more about the North Atlantic ocean.

At its annual general meeting last month, the American Fisheries Society presented the Dal-hosted Ocean Tracking Network with its prestigious Conservation Achievement Award, which recognizes significant contributions to fishery conservation or science.

Both the Canadian Anthropology Society and the Canadian Sociological Association have recently welcomed leading Dal researchers as their new presidents — Martha Radice and Howard Ramos, respectively.

Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture has been selected to help lead a country-wide review and improvement of Ethiopia’s agricultural education system, a partnership that builds on the Faculty’s six-year, $18-million development project in the country.