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Support from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation will allow Dalhousie to expand the reach and impact of two programs designed to support diversity in health care: Promoting Leadership in Health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) and the Aboriginal Health Sciences Initiative (AHSI).

At the 13th edition of the annual Discovery Awards, Dalhousie researchers from the Faculties of Science and Medicine walked away with wins in three of the four major categories: Innovation, Professional of Distinction and Emerging Professional.

Canada’s environment minister, Catherine McKenna, says climate change will be a priority for the federal government. It’s also a priority topic for first-year Dalhousie medical student Kit Moran.

Canada Research Chair Frampton has figured out a way to speed up the process of creating the tissues in as little as two hours and is now working on ways to use the material to help treat burns and other skin wounds.