Jennifer Frail-Gauthier was combing through rocks on a beach with her students when she found a rare fossil of a tetrapod skull dating back around 350 million years, a discovery that could help provide evidence for a key evolutionary link.

Breaking Barriers identifies gaps in curricula at Dal and creates opportunities to increase exposure to the scholarship of researchers from underrepresented groups.

Four 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ students were among this year’s winners of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, selected based on the potential impact of their research, academic excellence and leadership abilities.

Feared by most and loved by some, sharks play a critical role in our ecosystem and are an important economic resource to many communities and countries. Fred Whoriskey of the Ocean Tracking Network helps us demystify these ocean dwellers.

In partnership with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ and the University of King’s College will host the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) conference in the fall of 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the first USS conference to be held outside the United States. 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ and King’s will also host a one-day virtual pre-conference this October on reparations and education.