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June 2021

Genevieve MacIntyre  –  Student Life, Arts and Social Sciences, Convocation, News, Classics
Thursday, June 3, 2021
When Zainab Syed came to »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ in the fall of 2017, she originally planned to major in psychology. A course in Ancient Greek changed all that and led her to discover a whole new community as a Classics student.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Social Work, Health Professions, Women In Research
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Hundreds of workers arrived in Prince Edward Island from other countries after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic early in 2020 to fill positions in the agricultural and seafood processing sectors. A new report sheds light on whether adequate safeguards were put in place to shield them from COVID-19.
Stefanie Wilson  –  Architecture and Planning, Planning, News
Thursday, June 3, 2021
In recognition of Nova Scotia Access Awareness Week and Canada’s National AccessAbility Week, we spoke to the School of Planning's Mikiko Terashima about reimagining public spaces with accessibility in mind and the importance of awareness in removing barriers.
Caitlyn MacDonald and Michele Charlton  –  Research, News
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Jeff Dahn, Chongyin Yang and Michael Metzger will use millions in new funding to help advance their work on developing better batteries for electric vehicles and grid-energy storage.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Thursday, June 3, 2021
When Zainab Syed came to »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ in the fall of 2017, she originally planned to major in psychology. A course in Ancient Greek changed all that and led her to discover a whole new community as a Classics student.
Rebecca Rawcliffe  –  Student Life, Convocation
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Before arriving in Canada from Ecuador to pursue her studies at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, Bachelor of Computer Science student Daniela Tay Lee Sanchez never anticipated that four years later she would be graduating with a computer science degree.
Alison Auld  –  Medicine, Research, News
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Dr. Chris Richardson, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, completed a pilot study that shows mixing two different COVID-19 vaccines can be highly effective in generating the neutralizing antibodies necessary to fight the communicable disease and boost immunity.
Stephanie Rogers  –  Student Life, Convocation
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
An asphalt technician, an award-winning pastry cook and more, Brittany MacLean has tried it all but has never felt more at home than she has in the Veterinary Technology program at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s Faculty of Agriculture.
Stephanie Hurley  –  Student Life, Law
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Schulich School of Law graduate Dakota Bernard used his time at law school to advocate for Indigenous students and the community.
Melanie Starr  –  Medicine
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Nigerian-born Deji Ologbenla saw his younger brother suffer as the result of sickle cell anemia when growing up, an experience that motivated him to embark on the path to a career in medicine.