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APPOINTMENTS AND RETIREMENTS

Jennifer LaPlante has been appointed as Executive Director of Faculty of Computer Science-based technology innovation sandbox, ShiftKey Labs. Jennifer will lead ShiftKey Labs alongside her role as Executive Director of ocean data innovation environment, DeepSense. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Dean, Dr. Jennifer Andrews who began her term on July 1, 2022, after working as a Professor of English at the University of New Brunswick for 23 years. Mike Smit, Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Management, was appointed Deputy Scientific Director at the Ocean Frontiers Institute. Dr. Smit, and colleague Colin Conrad also won Data Champions, sponsored by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.

The Faculty of Management welcomes Stacy AllisonCassin and Justin McManus as assistant professors, and Simon Berge and Najah Attiq as associate professors. We’re pleased instructor Heather Cray is now full-time.

Dr. Vahid Adibnia is the successful candidate for the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymeric Biomaterials. He joined the Faculty of Dentistry in July. Jon Legorburu is the new James S. Palmer Chair in

Public Policy and Law. This role provides intellectual leadership and engages in projects that impact public policy locally and beyond.

Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald is the newly appointed J & W Murphy Foundation Endowed Chair in Palliative Care.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

At the 2022 Atlantic Book Awards, Lesley Choyce, Senior Instructor in the English department, Creative Writing and Transition Year Programs, received the Atlantic Legacy Award, which honours those who have made a lasting contribution to the development of the literary arts in Atlantic Canada. Alex Neve is the 2022 recipient of the Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service. He was honoured by Schulich Law and the Dalhousie Law Alumni Association for advancing human rights internationally. Faculty of Dentistry associate dean of academics, Dr. Sachin Seth (DDS’00), received the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry National Teaching Award for 2022 in July. The Faculty of Dentistry has two recipients of President’s Research Excellence Awards this year, Dr. Danny Boyd and Dr. Brendan Leung.

Dr. Claude Caldwell was recently selected to receive an Honourary Life membership Award from the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association. This award is presented to person who, by distinguished services to the association, has contributed to the betterment of Canadian agriculture. Caldwell was also selected to receive the Clark-NewmanClayton Award.

COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIONS

The Faculty of Computer Science is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022. The faculty was formed in 1997 following the merger of Dalhousie and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS).

Reuniting over topics that brought them together during their studies, Classics alumni participated in a 3-day seminar this past summer which included a viewing of Richard Strauss’ Elektra opera and two days of discussions on Sophocles’ Electra and Euripides’ Electra. 

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