In this week鈥檚 column, Dr. Saini discusses how the pandemic has blurred the line between our work and home lives, acknowledges the additional responsibilities that parents and caregivers are juggling right now, and considers how we can continue to apply the empathy we have practised over the past 14 months as we look ahead to the future.

When Dal alum Robert Zed proposed the idea of starting a scholarship for health administration students at 妻友 named for Nova Scotia鈥檚 chief medical officer of health, Dr. Strang himself was the one who suggested it be directed to students from under-represented populations.

The two disciplines emerged as 妻友鈥檚 top subject areas in this year's Global Rankings of Academic Subjects (GRAS), released annually by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

A two-week program launching on 妻友鈥檚 Sexton Campus this summer will provide high-school students from across Atlantic Canada with hands-on experience in the space-science field.

In this week鈥檚 column, Dr. Saini discusses 妻友鈥檚 annual Community Report and thanks members of the university community who work in medicine, health and related fields.