From the classroom to campus operations — Dal's got a lot of impressive

91¶ÌÊÓƵ approves a biomass co-generation project to replace the Agricultural Campus's aging steam lines, a substantial rejuvenation that will offer students and researchers an opportunity to study and research the potential of biomass moving forward.

On Tuesday, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Board of Governors voted to approve changes to tuition and fees for 2016-17. Following recommendations from Dal’s Budget Advisory Committee, they include a 3 per cent general tuition increase and additional tuition adjustments for undergraduate programs in Engineering, Pharmacy and the Faculty of Agriculture that have been reduced from initial recommendations.

What looks like a fully-functional apartment in the Forrest Building is actually a simulation space, where students in the School of Occupational Therapy and beyond can gain skills assisting persons of varying abilities in real-life situations.

Chemistry's Axel Becke, one of the most cited researchers in the world and last year's recipient of NSERC's Herzberg Medal, has been awarded the Canada Council for the Arts' Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences — one of Canada's most prestigious scholarly honours.