Far from the frontlines of conflict, a small group of people joined together in silent contemplation on Dal campus this week as a way to show their shared concern for Ukraine in the face of intensifying attacks by Russia.

Sarah Fortune, who has built her career investigating some of the world's largest mammals and how changing environmental conditions affect their behaviour, is the recipient of the new Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) Chair in Large Whale Conservation — a partnership between CWF and Dal.

A team of researchers from 91¶ÌÊÓƵ and other Canadian organizations has discovered what could be the first link between a case of COVID-19 in deer and humans, suggesting in a new paper that the virus can be transmitted from wildlife to people.

Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust, was recently banned by a school board in Tennessee — joining other famous works such as The Catcher in the Rye and 1984 that have raised the ire of some in the past. Dal's Dean of Libraries provides insight into this highly charged and divisive topic.

The 2022 cohort of the OpenThink Initiative consists of 15 PhD students from across 91¶ÌÊÓƵ with varying research interests and an enthusiasm for sharing their ideas with the public.