MAGAZINE

the new oceanographers growing halifax’s expertisevaccine VOL.26 | NO.2 | FALL | 2009

Canada Post Publications Mail Return undeliverable Canadian PM41901013 addresses to: Alumni Office Dalhousie University Halifax NS B3H 3J5

DaMAGAZINE l h o u s i e 20Bridging two cultures

Tetsushi Aoki moved from one port city to another, 24Degrees of 14There’s a nurse half way around the world interpretation in your future to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. We It’s more of an art than a On the occasion of their 60th meet again in Osaka, beside science, or so the expression anniversary, nurse educators the historic canal system goes. But, is it really? A 10Framing an approach reflect on the past and the that inspired his thesis. talented trio, including for disease prevention future of their profession. by Bruce Bottomley a sculptor, a dancer, and by Skana Gee a musician, argue that First, he developed the perception and creativity are world’s most effective enhanced by blending the On our cover vaccine against whooping arts and science. Graduate student and Killam cough, protecting countless by Marilyn Smulders scholar Alana Yorke is a singer- children. Now, he’s piecing together a strategy and songwriter and leader of the band a team to tackle other 18To hell and back The New Oceanographers. See our infectious diseases, DEPARTMENTS story ‘Degrees of Interpretation’. from mumps to rubella Dr. Joni Guptill has been to Photographer Nick Pearce took to swine flu. Meet Scott hell and back again. Over FROM THE EDITOR 2 Halperin, the pediatrician the past two decades she’s 22Summer jobs in research this cover image image near UPFRONT ON CAMPUS 4 who is growing Halifax’s visited Iraq, Syria, China, Herring Cove, N.S. expertise in vaccines. Somalia, the Sudan and Every summer, scores DALUMNI 28 by Marie Weeren Turkey, bearing witness to of talented students are CLASS NOTES 30 the humanitarian crises employed in labs across the created by famine, flood university. Now, thanks to a THE BACK STORY 40 and war. $1-million endowment from by June Davidson the David and Faye Sobey Foundation, undergrads will benefit from the creation of 10 more research jobs. by Skana Gee

Tetsushi Aoki Photo: Bruce Bottomley Bruce Photo: FromtheEditor DalhousieMAGAZINE

EDITOR Amanda Pelham

ASSISTANT EDITOR/ADVERTISING MANAGER Here we go Keri Irwin

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Marilyn Smulders

ars with out-of-province plates deliver frosh to residences. Kardinall Offishall ART DIRECTOR Fran Ornstein and Joel Plaskett Emergency play on campus. ‘Dal Reads’ features The Book of CLASS NOTES/ DALUMNI/ IN MEMORIAM Negroes. A peloton of bikes spin toward University Avenue daily. For submissions, contact: Joanne Ward-Jerrett [email protected] C The pulse has quickened. The student body has arrived, stronger than ever. ADDRESS CHANGES More than 600 additional students have amplified our enrolment this fall, Tel: (902) 494-6855 1 (800) 565-9969 Email: [email protected] marking the third year of steady growth. They are attracted by Dalhousie’s character Alumni Records, Macdonald Building and reputation and by the breadth of program offerings. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 Increasing demand for nurses prompted an expansion of our incoming class, PRODUCED BY Dalhousie University just as the School of Nursing celebrates their 60th anniversary. Nurse educators are Communications and Marketing innovating in light of changes to health care delivery. (See “There’s a nurse in your CONTRIBUTORS future,” page 14.) Brian Harrison, of Trivium Design, adds his design talents, Students are sprouting up from all over to help make the world a better place sang-froid and dry wit to the creation of Dalhousie.

through the new Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) program. Offered Thanks to Jane Lombard for production coordination through the College of Sustainability, the program has gone from idea to reality in and to Debora Jewitt for photography arrangements. just a year. The hope was to attract 150 students for the inaugural semester, and just Skana Gee is a Halifax writer, editor and communications consultant who spent 2 over 300 students registered. Students are responding to an education that reflects many years at The Daily News before moving into TV, as publicist for Canada’s their interests. Super Speller. She loves her kids, basketball, and a good vanilla latte. Dal’s student body is balanced, about equally, by students from the region and

those from away, both sources of growth this fall. At the opening of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology,

MA G AZ I N E International students come primarily from eastern Asia, the middle East, plus Marie Weeren was impressed by the emphasis on | partnerships. This same spirit is essential to her work with Bermuda and the Caribbean. We caught up with Tetsushi Aoki, a former international clients of 10th Floor Solutions.

student from Japan, who recalls his student life (See “Bridging two cultures,” page 20). June Davidson vividly recalls a cover article she wrote on Joni Guptill during International perspectives also benefit Canadian students, as we see vividly her decade editing Dalhousie. Now the illustrated in Joni Guptill’s volunteer work with the world’s most vulnerable patients university’s brand manager, she was pleased to catch up with Dr. Guptill, DAL H OU SIE (See “To hell and back,” page 18). And occasionally, our education develops unexpected who was recently chosen as the national president of Médècins sans Frontières. capacities. Three talented artists describe how their studies have inspired them to A former arts reporter with Halifax’s The Daily News interpret the world (See “Degrees of interpretation,” page 25). before joining Dalhousie, Marilyn Smulders enjoyed As the educational journey begins for so many, it is heartening to reflect talking with three terrific artists about their inspiration. that our most enduring strength continues to be the diversity and aptitude of Bruce Bottomley refined his palate at some of Japan’s best noodle shops in his 12-year our students. stint as an English Instructor in Osaka. As he settles into his new life in Halifax, he tries to entice his friends around the globe with photos of his favorite meals.

During Emily Duncan’s internship, she researched, wrote and proof-read stories for Dalhousie. That’s without even mentioning the highlight of the summer recreation softball PS – To comment on any feature articles, visit http://dalnews.dal.ca/ league … her game-winning RBI for the Dalnews Bears.

for the most recent issue and post your thoughts. Thanks to our colleagues Pat Blaikie and Laura Fougere, from the IWK Health Centre’s Public Relations Office, for providing facilities for the photo session with Scott Halperin and Nick Pearce.

DALHOUSIE MAGAZINE appears three times a year. Editorial deadline for the next issue is December 1, 2009. Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: Guestview

Back from the brink

hen last this page quoted Boris Worm, a marine ecologist in Canada, in 2006, he was conjuring a frightening vision of a world without seafood. This editorial on WOverfishing, pollution and other depredations, he said, could obliterate Dr. Boris Worm’s research almost all the ocean’s commercial fish species by 2048. was published by Last week, Dr. Worm, of Dalhousie University in Halifax, wrote in the journal The New York Times Science that depleted fisheries can be saved if they are wisely managed, and that progress on Aug. 6, 2009, and is has already been made in five of 10 large fisheries where careful conservation measures reprinted with permission. are in place. But what may be most encouraging about the new paper is how it came to be. It is a collaboration between Dr. Worm and a fisheries scientist who had been one of his sharpest critics in 2006 – Ray Hilborn of the University of Washington. Dr. Hilborn had accused Dr. Worm back then of cherry-picking facts and extrapolating wildly to reach baseless conclusions. It was not a promising way to start a professional dialogue, but rather than hunker down in opposing camps, the two men met on a rich field of data. They agreed on new methods for assessing how 3 FALL The authors not only reached many fish of a given species were being taken, compared | agreement on the state with the total population. 2009 They compiled surveys and of ocean fisheries...but also databases and other tools that both could agree on. on a course of action. The authors not only reached agreement on the state of ocean fisheries – despite progress in some places, they said, about 63 per cent of the fish stocks need rebuilding – but also on a course of action. As a general principle, they said, it makes little sense to fish for the “maximum sustainable yield” – the fixed quantity of a given species that supposedly can be caught without endangering the resource. Year after year, officials have used that standard to set catch limits. The authors declared that setting more conservative targets was the smarter course. They offered a familiar list of strategies – restricting destructive types of fishing gear, setting quotas for individual fishermen, establishing large “no-take” zones to allow species to breed and multiply. These can be used separately or in combination, they said, but in every case success will ultimately depend on two things: patience, and political will. “The road to recovery is not always simple and not without short-term costs,” the authors said. But since the alternative is “further depletion and collapse,” it is the only good choice. Upfrontoncampus Robocup

They don’t transform, but they’ve still got more than meets the eye. Open House For 18 years running, On day one, students electrical engineering are given a box of Dalhousie’s fifth annual students have been tinkering components to work with. open house is being held with circuits and wires in Over the next three months, this year on Friday, October Design Methods II, a unique they toil away in the lab 16. The theme for Open hands-on class taught by trying to build a machine House, in keeping with our professor Peter Gregson that will navigate an successful undergraduate that consists of a single obstacle course entirely on Teams stress over every recruitment campaign, is project: building a robot. its own – no remote controls turn as their robots race Discover the Unexpected. “It’s always interesting here. The students learn to to make it around the As in previous years, to teach because for one think strategically, problem course’s islands. The closer we expect at least 1,000 month I tell them what to solve and fix emerging to the target the robots visitors to campus. Groups do, and then for two months problems on the fly. get, the more points they of prospective students, they just fire questions at Then, it’s showtime. earn in the competition. along with their parents, will me,” he says, explaining that Students from across the Eighteen robots be hosted throughout the all of the coursework – labs, university turn out each entered the fray this year, day by current Dalhousie reports and participation year to watch the machines but only one emerged students. – is centered around go head-to-head on the victorious: “Don’t Worry, This year’s Open completing the robot. wooden obstacle course. Be Happy,” built by Karen House committee is “The learning opportunity is Pahlavan and Majd Alkaraki. chaired by Keith Taylor 4 huge. Students pay attention Their slow-but-steady and Krista Cross. when they know that the strategy – aiming for a safe discussion is being directly three points in every heat applied to their project.” instead of risking failure Convocation 2009 striving for five – proved

MA G AZ I N E wise as other teams’ robots Webcast & |

fell by the wayside. They Guestbook never lost a match. “The key lesson Families, friends and was our design process: colleagues of this year’s always go through the grads will be able to watch DAL H OU SIE simplest path,” said Mr. this autumn’s convocation Alkaraki after their win. ceremonies live at www. “And don’t pay too convocation.dal.ca as well as much attention to what the post greetings and wishes other robots are doing,” to members of the Class added Mr. Pahlavan. “Do of 2009 in an online guest what works best for you.” book. All three ceremonies Ryan McNutt will be webcast live with greetings projected onto screens in the lobby of the Cohn Auditorium. The online guest book will be available starting October 12, 2009. Ceremonies will take place Saturday, October 17 at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm and again on Sunday, October 18 at 9:30 am

Photo: Bruce Bottomley Bruce Photo: (Atlantic Time – GMT -3). Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo:

5 FALL | 2009 Five members of the new cabinet have a history with a history have cabinet of new the members Five for eight – opposition official the as 11 years “After Maureen Dal alumni includes also cabinet new The Dal of other a number includes also caucus The Déjà vu? in this sworn was government NDP new the When of a showcase something as doubled also it June past a have MLAs of party’s the Ten alumni. Dalhousie for Dexter Darrell premier, new Dal including to connection LLB’87). BEd’83, (BA’79, Steele Graham minister finance new including Dalhousie lie that challenges the for eager is he notes who (LLB’89) ahead. just government into smoothly – moving personally me to ready “We’re says. he progression,” a natural like feels work.” to down get of Health minister new the is who (MSW’79), MacDonald BEd’69) (BA’68, More Marilyn Promotion, Health and Estabrooks Bill Labour, and of Education minister is who and energy and minister transportation now (BEd’71), Rural and of Economic minister new the as Paris Percy African and Heritage and Culture Tourism, Development, in the many to known is Paris Mr. Affairs. Scotian Nova of university’s the director former the as Dal community was and history black taught also He Initiative. Diversity Program. Year Transition with university’s the involved Clarrie MLA MacKinnon East Pictou grads including of Halifax (LLB’85) Raymond Michele (MMM’97), Epstein Howard MLA Chebucto Halifax veteran Atlantic, Morton Jim MLA North Kings elected newly and (LLB’73) (MSW’75). Crosby Charles It’s a sobering statistic, a sobering statistic, It’s Allan Professors “Cardiovascular and Paulson Drs. cut to ways “Finding one that researchers from from researchers that one sciences food Dalhousie’s change. to hope program Gianfranco and Paulson on working are Mazzanti salt the cut to a project foods, in processed content rates reduce hopefully to one of high blood pressure, of causes ofleading the stroke. heart and disease more for accounts disease than in Canada deaths Dr. says disease,” other any 71,000 than “More Paulson. year.” each die people with working are Mazzanti from researchers other the across universities a grant to thanks country Foods Advanced the from Network Materials and industryand partners the and Mills General like Network. Stroke Canadian that shown have Studies a higher has food processed of than salt concentration convenience but food, fresh health trumps sometimes Canadians. busy for makes it before salt the dinner people’s to it Dr. says goal,” the is tables solutions “Finding Paulson. manufacturing the at will bestage key.” MacKeigan Rachael Hold the the Hold salt please minutes seven Every heart from dies someone in Canada. stroke or disease Nautical metaphors metaphors Nautical while count, head The Dal record the For our was Hicks Dr.

welcome), (you’re aside factthe 13 of is 26 the held 1867 since premiers and degrees Dalhousie Sparrow John – another a was – Thompson David of the founder and teacher The School. Law Dalhousie either can fact in School Law blame the duck or claim 10 of 14 premiers, those for included. Dexter Mr. do not does impressive, place Dalhousie’s to justice political top province’s the in degree A Dalhousie job. of wall the premiers’ on hung could least at (or, offices 104 of 142 the for have) Confederation. since years to on went grads who Nova of Premier become John Dexter; Darrell Scotia: MacLellan; Russell Hamm; Gerry Buchanan; John Robert Smith; Ike Regan; Henry Hicks; Stanfield; Macdonald; Angus L. and Harrington Gordon Ernest Armstrong. Thompson Mr. president. Fielding William here. taught later and Dal attended honourary an received Scotia’s Nova degree. premier, longest-serving in was Murray H. George Nova the both when office College Technical Scotia and Dalhousie) of part (now Agricultural Scotia Nova the founded, were College an received too he and degree. Dalhousie honorary Jim Vibert The political tide political The John Hamm Bob Stanfield Darrell Dexter Darrell ‘Everything changed in changed ‘Everything The 9.’ June on Scotia Nova on depending – assertion come – could source its with idealistic spiced apocalyptic or fervour to referred and antipathy Scotia’s of election the Nova government. NDP first in Scotia Nova swept that (with mark did spring the a Bard) the to apologies something into “sea-change while But, strange.” and rich women) (no men 25 the Dexter Darrell preceded who in office premier’s the to Nova post-confederation a all under sailed Scotia people banner, Grit or Tory of continuity, in search black-and-gold or stability heart. take rights bragging revives success Dexter’s Mr. tradition long-standing the helm the at of a Dalhousian Scotia. Nova of good ship the Premier position Premier Upfrontoncampus

Paging Canadian Geographic

The oceans make up 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface and 90 per cent of the biosphere. They are the most important aspect of the global environment. Overfishing, air pollution and waste dumping are impacting the oceans, and the life dependant on the oceans. Biology professor Ron O’Dor has spent his life researching the oceans and working to understand marine life. His dedication has earned him Canadian Geographic’s Environmental Scientist of the Year award. Dr. O’Dor is the scientific director for the Dalhousie- Most mental illness headquartered Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), a $168-million Knowledge develops between the ages of conservation project uniting leading ocean scientists around equals power 15 and 25, as youth transition the globe. Using acoustic tags and receivers to track and into adulthood. Creating the record the migration and feeding habits of marine life around What three words would resources adolescents and the world and measure information such as salinity and you use to describe a young their families, teachers and temperature, OTN aims to end the knowledge void of the person with a mental illness? health providers need online ocean and lead to global standards in ocean management. Dr. It’s a question Dalhousie was a strategic choice, one the Busted O’Dor is also the chief science officer of the Census of Marine professor Stan Kutcher likes team hoped would reach the 6 Life (CoML), a Washington D.C. project recording the diversity, to ask because it illustrates widest audience. A popular Canadian distribution and abundance of life in the world’s oceans. the stigma adolescents with “Our group really focuses health care myth has Dr. O’Dor is pleased that OTN and the CoML are mental illness face. on knowledge translation, been busted thanks to both unbiased sources of factual information, as opposed “It doesn’t matter who which is how to get the best Community Health and to opinions. you ask, negative words scientific knowledge to the Epidemiology masters MA G AZ I N E

| “OTN and the Census are like CSI,” he says, comparing always come to mind,” says people that need it,” says Dr. student Andre Maddison. them to the popular TV series. “We don’t write the laws and we Dr. Kutcher. “Centuries worth Kutcher. “If you don’t give While it was widely don’t catch the bad guys, but we collect the evidence and give it to of misconceptions feed the information to people in thought that primary care, those with the power to do so.” stigma surrounding mental a way that makes sense to or non-urgent patients, Billy Comeau illness and the only way them, they’re not going to do were causing emergency to change that is through anything with it.” department (ED) DAL H OU SIE education.” The format of the overcrowding, Mr. Maddison In his role as the Sun website, and accompanying has shown this to be false. Life Financial Chair in blog, allows people to By doing so, he is one of two Adolescent Mental Health interact and create an online recipients of the Canadian for the IWK, Dr. Kutcher community. It also allows Health Services Research and his team launched a Dr. Kutcher and his team Foundation (CSHRF) 2009 website to educate people to post research updates Mythbusters Award. about adolescent mental immediately, keeping people “I started with illness. The site recently informed and empowered. the view that due to a won a silver Web Health “Typically the gap shortage of family doctors, Award and a Gemstone between when researchers people are overcrowding Award of Excellence in know something and when it emergency departments. Web Communications for its makes it to the mainstream But in reality, why EDs are educational approach. is 20 years; that’s just overcrowded wasn’t known.” unacceptable.” Check the website at www.teenmentalhealth.org Rachael MacKeigan Photo: David Hills David Photo: 7 FALL | 2009

Extraneous manmade light spilling into the the Extraneous light spilling manmade into Scotia an aerial view at a look of Nova Take can throw “daylight” Extended artificial over evolved have example, for “Plants, whoThe inlives retired professor rural

Darkness at the edge of town at Darkness throughout CanadaAstronomers capitalizingare for press to Astronomy of Year the International on with the aim of protecting sky preserves,” “dark night. at truly black left that get areas the few darkness from streetparking lights, sports fields lots, view for from stars most blocked have buildings and taken pictures Night-time worldwide. city dwellers tower. an the Earth office like up lit show space from and one big black area of inky darkness remains of the Members Park. National – Kejimkujik Astronomical Society Royal of Halifax Canada, have to Canada with Parks working are Centre, preserve, sky a dark the wilderness declared park artificial by sky and light unspoiled glow. astronomers. for only vital not – and skies are Dark the about concerned increasingly are Scientists birds, mammals, plants, on ofeffects light pollution Unnecessaryandinsects, indeed light humans. even the physiology, illuminating the night affects sky biochemistry and sociology of biological systems inthat bemay ways serious and deadly even to (BSc’47), Bidwell (Tony) R.G.S. says species, some of Dalhousie, Biology at Killam Professor former – from “scotobiology” word, a new coined who meaning dark. “scotos” word the Greek off migratory seasonal feeding habits, patterns, Light pollution dormancy growth cycles. and believing wildlife still is the sun into fools out. of dark, light and timeeons with alternating Dr. explains the season,” to varying according from them prevents pollution “Light Bidwell. sensing the nightslonger in the inhibitingfall, seed- including winter, for their preparation dormancy.” setting entry and into time artificial it’s says N.S. lightat Wallace, pollutant. a serious as regarded night is Marilyn Smulders Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: Results are some time time some are Results Planning and inhabiting inhabiting and Planning recently which suburbs,” the $101,000 over just received Sciences Social the from Research Humanities and Standard Canada’s of Council program. Grants Research the of outset the at but away thinks the Grant Dr. project be getting may life suburban many “In of re-think. a a bit (in time and costs the cities are of commuting money) people high so getting that suburban rethinking are “We’re suggests. she life,” in rapid interest more seeing want people because transit commuting their reduce to is transit rapid But time. that cities in expensive current The much. too sprawl down slowing is crisis fiscal a bit, development the stop won’t probably it but development. suburban are we cities larger the In suburban-urban seeing ‘town developing: nodes increase that centres’ mix uses and densities urban major the of outside the increasing is That cores. working of people numbers so city the cores, outside commuting affect may it patterns.” times and Crosby Charles

in her or Weeds or Are people drawn to to drawn people Are a it’s likely More

With over half the Canadian Canadian the half over With living now population Grant Jill suburbs, the in time obvious an it’s says increasingly this study to – one option living popular to bane a remains that urbanists. and planners perfectly of concept the throughout houses matching “little the a neighbourhood, ’60s famous the as boxes” slightly the it is or goes, song energy urban of lack sterile or fairly associated, often ‘burbs? in the with life not, that space living for desire most and new shiny, feels is one that roomy, all, of hard-pressed increasingly core downtown in the find to cities. Canadian of most Life in the ’burbs Life living with associated costs As in an urban environment and more rise, to continue pushing are Canadians more these ready- toward outward made neighbourhoods-in- study will Grant Dr. a-box. know we communities the television from well so Desperate like shows Housewives research project, “Trends in in “Trends project, research environments: residential Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: After extensive extensive After discount can’t “We believes Maddison Mr. Maddison, Mr. research, found Ont., Sarnia, from patients primarythat care burdensome. overly not were that illustrated research His of in need patients urgent stay extended acute-care, high demand other and impact a greater had care overcrowding. on the effect of non-urgent not the are but they patients, main part of the problem.” rooted are problems the physical in insufficient and resources human and within integration poor “ED hospitals. between and a national is overcrowding with potentially problem says. he effects,” devastating Billy Comeau on Nova Scotia’s eastern Upfrontoncampus shore. There, the animals are cared for until they’re old enough to fend for themselves in the wild. “This place can break your heart sometimes,” says

Photo: Bruce Bottomley Bruce Photo: Meredith Brison-Brown, Orientation for a Dalhousie student who worked as an intern over the parents summer at Hope for Wildlife. “But I’m constantly inspired During Frosh by the resilience of these Week this fall, ‘Round the animals.” while their “With my degree, I have offspring were old oak tree been studying the effects of making friends development on the natural with roomies or The Red Oak behind Shirreff Hope for Wildlife world in the hopes of finding sipping mocktails at Hall was well established ways to reduce our negative the Grawood, parents had when Edward Cornwallis With greater urban impact,” continues Ms. Brison- their own orientation from arrived on Halifax’s shores development and Brown, a third-year student Student Community Services. in 1749, and already consequently diminishing in International Development Students Jessica Roy impressive when George native habitat, wildlife species Studies and Environmental and Gillian Fung spoke with parents Ramsay, the ninth Earl are losing places to roam, Studies at Dalhousie. “This whose kids are leaving home and of Dalhousie, decided to forage and peacefully exist. internship has given me the coming to university. The fun and establish a college in Halifax That problem is reflected in opportunity to see first hand frank discussion described what to in the early 19th century. the ever-increasing numbers some of those impacts and expect from the transition to university Looking a bit like of baby animals which come think of some of the ways we 8 student life. the Whomping Willow to live at Hope for Wildlife, can mitigate them.” Ms. Roy remembers the mix of anxiety described in the Harry a Nova Scotian wildlife Marilyn Smulders and exhilaration she experienced while arriving at Dalhousie Potter books, Quercus rehabilitation centre. for the first time. Her biology class had more people than rubra has a trunk that There are raccoon in her entire hometown of Canning in Nova Scotia’s measures 167 centimetres cubs with their cute bandit

MA G AZ I N E Annapolis Valley. Everyone else seemed more cosmopolitan in diameter (that’s about masks; red fox kits skittish |

than she felt. five and a half feet) and is and darting quickly back “I was terrified but excited too,” confesses Ms. Roy, more than 19 metres tall. and forth in their enclosure; who is entering her fourth year. “The idea is to give a little Arborist Matt Follett white-tailed deer fawns reassurance to parents, so I’m basically there to say, ‘I’m a estimates the tree’s vintage sitting as still as statues in the girl from a small town and I turned out OK,’” she adds, with at 300 years, perhaps more. long grass. DAL H OU SIE a laugh. Thought to be Dalhousie’s Most often, their More than OK, actually. The biology major is a oldest tree, it was one of mothers have been killed residence assistant in Risley Hall, a leader with Dal’s Habitat the more interesting things on highways or trapped and for Humanity, an intramural athlete and a hospital volunteer. discovered so far in the sent away, leaving the babies “I guess I want them to encourage their sons and daughters course of doing a “natural orphaned. That is, until to really seize opportunities and to stretch themselves by inventory” for Dalhousie’s someone finds them and straying outside their comfort zones. If you go in just focusing on Office of Sustainability. brings them to the wildlife academics, you won’t get everything Dal has to offer.” rehabilitation centre Social work professor Michael Ungar couldn’t agree located in Seaforth, more. “Parents are likely to shift roles, becoming coaches for their children instead of doing everything for them,” explains Dr. Ungar, author of We Generation: Raising Socially Responsible Kids. “University is a rite of passage for young people; it’s a chance for them to take on responsibility, to develop common sense and to encounter and grow from personal challenges … it’s to remind parents that this is the time to give their kids some space,” says Dr. Ungar. Marilyn Smulders 9 FALL | 2009

said Mr. Beah. Mr. said

he was captured and forced to serve as a as serve to forced and captured was he

Similarly, John Kon Kelei of Sudan was also forced forced also was Sudan of Kelei Kon John Similarly, Mr. of peace. advocates become to on gone have Both grassroots a create to hope they sharing, By we’re world the and world in the players are “We “I couldn’t think of the long-term future anymore… there anymore… future long-term the of think couldn’t “I Researchers from the fields of foreign policy to policy offoreign fields the from Researchers Ishmael resilience, and strength own their Showing Beah’s Mr. reached Leone Sierra in war civil The abducted was 26, now Kelei, Mr. soldier. child a as serve to to forced was and of five age the at community his from rebel group. Sudanese a for fight Gone: Way A Long book, best-selling the Beah authored focus studies graduate Kelei’s Mr. of Soldier. a Boy Memories the co-founded he and Law European and International on War. by Affected People Young of Network of use soldiers. the child eradicate will that help movement others. help could pain his sharing knows Kelei Mr. The says. he generation,” trying next the for is serve to 300,000 than of speaks more has Kelei Mr. generation military as serve to combatants. forced children Akerley Lukas child soldier. child know didn’t I war. the in up growing uncertainty of sense a was no one to was There end. going or when this would I was where happened,” really had us what to explain Child soldiers at converged world the across from soldiers child Former child former as listened Researchers recently. Dalhousie with the cope to in order did they described what soldiers Sudan, Leone, Sierra from were Participants oftrauma war. Colombia. and Liberia, Uganda, mechanisms coping the extrapolate to hope medicine conditions improve to soldiers child former the by used how included topics Discussion soldiers. child current for create to how and war, and disarm children effectively to into re-recruitment services prevent to rehabilitation armed conflict. experiences painful their shared Kelei Kon John and Beah community and students of audience an to soldiers child as members. only the was he 13, of age the At 1991. in community while But, groups. rebel by of spared family member his trying flee, to The research will also research The in Similarities exciting really “What’s assessment the enhance To disorders. of speech speech diagnose correctly to important is it patterns, normal is speech what know communities. in different be can result the accents between of interaction other the On communities. Kay-Raining Dr. says hand, inherent differences the Bird, Scotia Nova regional some in of dialects be can result the marginalization historic the of communities. we that is this project about of dialect forefront the at are and Scotia, in Nova research in general,” research speech Keifte. Dr. says Morrison Dawn Michael Kiefte, Kiefte, Michael have really don’t “We and investigator, principal Elizabeth Kay-Raining are co-investigator, Bird, analyzing and collecting the over samples speech with the years, several next of grant a $132,000 help Social the Sciences from Research Humanities and involves study The Council. the from researchers Alberta of and University well. as University Memorial will be compiled Results will that be a database into in Canada. unique this here. like anything of the a lot instance, For used in tools diagnostic samples feature audiology The talking. of someone and male, usually is voice can You American. usually just you out; it pick really around from not he’s know have to be nice would It here. testing these for local voices Kiefte. Dr. says tools,”

South Shore speech speech Shore South can that patterns be directly traced settlers) and the the and settlers) back to the American American the to back dominated by English English by dominated The province is home home is province The Researchers in Researchers Planters and Loyalists. Loyalists. and Planters

developed in an area in area an developed Photo: Danny Abriel Danny Photo: dialects (and major three to that variations) countless the distinguish: to easy are (a result accent Breton Cape of influx Irish of large the immigrants) Scottish and dialect (which Halifax the Most Nova Scotians give give Scotians Nova Most or town home their away speaking. by city just of School Dalhousie’s Communication Human interested are Disorders and similarities in the dialects between differences a say which province, in the history culture, our about lot Ultimately, politics. and the improve could results treat researchers future way disorders. with speech those Speaking of dialects 10 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE disease Framing an approach fo r prevention by marie weeren

icture Halifax’s Canadian Center for The innovation lies in the centre’s interdisciplinarity. Vaccinology as a giant puzzle. Not one you From virology to ethics, immunology to law, the list 11 FALL can complete in an afternoon, but one which of specialties represented by the centre’s investigators

P takes over the dining-room table and requires much is diverse. Like puzzle pieces, however, they are | study and teamwork before the image emerges. interconnected. 2009 The heart of the puzzle is the roughly 112 faculty, “The centre, with Dr. Halperin staff and trainees who work at the centre and the strides at its helm, is a world leader in its they make in the discovery, testing and evaluation of science and also in its ability to bring vaccines against infectious diseases. The centre has the right team to the table,” says Dr. played a key role in developing vaccines for a variety Patrick McGrath, vice-president research of diseases, among them meningococcal disease, at the IWK Health Centre, and Canada whooping cough, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella Research Chair in Child Health and varicella. It will also participate in the testing at Dalhousie. “You have and evaluation of H1N1 (swine origin) vaccines. to look at collaboration Along the edges, giving shape to the image, not just for the sake of are the centre’s partners – Dalhousie, IWK Health collaboration, but in Centre and Capital District Health Authority with order to solve a problem support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and that’s what they’ve and the Nova Scotia government. Each group was done. There’s added represented at the centre’s official opening in July. value if you have Centre director Scott Halperin says clinical trials world-class discovery have taken place at the IWK for over 15 years, but and integrated with the quest for the centre goes back to 2003 “when we that exceptional talent in decided that we needed an innovative approach to the policy and the ability to do development and evaluation of vaccines in Canada.” evaluation in clinical trials.” Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: hysically, the 20,000 square foot centre includes Nova Scotia’s Chief Public Health Officer Robert Strang Pspace for basic science research laboratories, offices confirms the unit’s importance. “A challenge unit like and ambulatory and in-patient clinical trials. The Sanofi this as part of the centre for vaccinology just enhances Pasteur Vaccine Challenge Unit, a first for Canada, is a key our ability to develop, test and then evaluate vaccines in piece of the centre. The unit has 10 single isolation rooms Nova Scotia. That will certainly benefit Nova Scotia, Canada for adult volunteers taking part in vaccine studies. and globally because vaccines are one of the key tools “This unit will allow researchers in Canada and we have in the prevention of both existing and emerging around the world, in the private sector, in governments infectious diseases.” and in academic institutions, to more efficiently test the Disease prevention is what drew Dr. Halperin to effectiveness of early-stage vaccines, potentially drastically vaccinology. In addition to his volunteer role as centre reducing the time for vaccine development and leading director, he’s a Dalhousie professor of pediatrics and to earlier availability of new vaccines for the protection of microbiology and immunology, head of pediatric infectious Canadians,” says Shelly McNeil, the unit’s medical director diseases at the IWK and holder of a Canadian Institutes of and Dalhousie associate professor of medicine. Health Research/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Clinical Research Chair in Vaccines. Dr. Halperin describes his role as centre director simply as “an organizer, co-ordinator, cheerleader, searcher for resources.” While one might give him a place of 12 prominence in the puzzle for his leadership in making the centre a reality, he turns the spotlight on others. MA G AZ I N E |

“The motivation is to try to DAL H OU SIE prevent serious

disease. The story of polio and smallpox [prevent ion] are wonderful stories. You’d like to duplicate that, triplicate that or quadruplicate that….” Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: 13 FALL | 2009 In collaboration with Jean Marshall, Dalhousie’s head head Dalhousie’s Marshall, with Jean collaboration In problematic are lifespan the of extremes two “The through created understanding the says Halperin Dr. is Halperin Dr. being a skilled administrator, Beyond Medical Dalhousie received Halperin Dr. 2009, In motivation “The work? his for motivation the is What full of but promise. complete, yet not A puzzle also is Halperin Dr. immunology, and of microbiology another for application Dalhousie’s to leadership providing a proposed have he and Marshall Dr. puzzle. the of piece million $10 at (valued Chair Research Excellence Canada and Immunology in Developmental years) seven over at chairs proposed two of one – Immunosenescence government. federal the by listed short Dalhousie and infections to respond people that ofin way terms the Halperin Dr. immunization,” to respond also therefore infection of risk high particularly at is newborn “The says. are elderly The system. immune immature an of because of immune of their particular because a waning risk at protect to vaccines developing are who us of Those system. understand to need really ranges age in those individuals of deterioration and of development the mechanisms the system.” immune the include to vaccinology beyond extend would chair the immunology tumour and transplant for insights possible “the successful, is proposal chair the If areas. other and faculty junior several plus will be person program a single a be will it and group new a creating really it’s so members, underserviced.” that’s in area an group world-class whooping as known better perhaps pertussis, in expert an “The impact. international an had has research His cough. Centre Research Trials Clinical the at did we trials clinical the provided Vaccinology for Center Canadian the at widely of most the one license to data necessary clinical acellular DTaP-IPV-Hib combination (worldwide) used says. he pertussis vaccines,” Prize, Research Senior Forman Max Foundation’s Research Dalhousie’s of member a to presented award prestigious a of Medicine. Faculty and polio of story The disease. serious prevent tryto to is to like You’d stories. wonderful are [prevention] smallpox that….” quadruplicate or that triplicate that, duplicate

significant section of the puzzle is devoted to the significant section of the puzzle is devoted contribution the centre is making to the national national the making is to centre the contribution “The network was set up to undertake applied public public applied undertake to up set was “The network vaccine measuring themes, ofOne network’s the Dalhousie Vice-president Research Martha Crago Crago Martha Research Vice-president Dalhousie “The success of the centre for vaccinology is the the is vaccinology for centre the of success “The

Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Institutes of Canada/Canadian Agency Health Public a three- Network, Research Influenza Research Health spring. began in late which program $13.5 million year, country, the spans which network, the heads Halperin Dr. 30 institutions. from 80 scientists some connecting effectiveness and safety the of aspects on research health into out rolled they’re as vaccines influenza pandemic of says. Halperin Dr. use,” widespread knowledge A McNeil. Dr. by led be will effectiveness, by headed be will group support training and translation and pediatrics of professor Dalhousie Bortolussi, Robert of the members Other immunology. and microbiology the to will contribute also Vaccinology for Center Canadian in studies. participating and/or leading through network A people who work here,” he says. “It’s not just the faculty, faculty, the just not “It’s says. he here,” work who people day-to-day a on happen things make who staff the all but it’s that a way in such happens it that sure make and basis reproducible.” reliable, dependable, invaluable gain can post-docs and students graduate says kind of best the about “Just centre. the from experience place a in situated is which one is get can you training of funding all varieties, sought actively have people where and companies with working impact, world making are much get doesn’t It facility. care a in science excellent doing that.” than better

14 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE Annapolis Valley Health Janet Knox(MN’79), presidentandCEO,

Photo: Nick Pearce 15 FALL | 2009

“Medicine diagnoses and treats disease. The focus focus The disease. treats and diagnoses “Medicine hey just might be the original holistic healers. hey just might be the original much pretty with deal people helping is nursing of “We promote health and wellness, we prevent illness, we we illness, prevent we wellness, and health promote “We changing constantly is that allAnd this in a profession deliver we way the of model whole the province, our “In CEOand president as firsthand, that seeing is Knox Janet services talk and about so we be a partnership, to has “It educating toward move faculty’s the in reflected That’s in effectively will work they to be able graduation, “Upon and Gilbert Cherie Professor Assistant end, that To Meagher-Stewart Donna Professor Associate addition, In T everything in life that hits them,” says Pat Sullivan, director of director Sullivan, Pat says them,” hits everything that in life of Nursing. School Dalhousie’s communities. and Sullivan. Dr. treat people when they are ill, and we support them through to to through them support we and ill, are they when people treat death.” a peaceful technology, and in science with advances up keep to in order Dal and at scientists nurse by research groundbreaking from shifting now is that focus a and globe, the around families patients, to professionals health-care and hospitals the becoming are families and patients that so changing is care Sullivan. Dr. says system,” ofhealth-care the centre Health. Valley Annapolis of says answer,” the of part we’re – answer the not We’re support. alumna. Dal nursing the notes manner, inter-professional and intra- an in students required expertise the ensure to providers care health of teams says. she needs,” patients’ meet to an launched recently faculty Nursing Dal’s of members Practical the with collaboration in project interdisciplinary Nova at programs Assistant Care Continuing and Nursing work students supervision, Under College. Community Scotia only not learn they where facilities, extended-care in together a as effectively most work to how but clients, for care to how of practice. scope within own their each team, focusing studies, national two including projects, several has is team a as working which in field a – nursing health public on practically a given. rse rse

by skana gee skana by

nu re in your futu

There’s a There’s 16 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE to apecefuldat h. we s peopl whentheyareill,and we We promothealth andwellness, p uppo re v e nt r t i

based on databases,” she points out. “If they’re not Stewart would like to rectified. see public health nurses Canada, in asituation Dr. Meagher- to another recent study hers, of is an accurate database of that’s amajor concern,” she notes. Also missing, according building knowledge is not visible and recognized, and documented. or administering needles, and therefore is not generally it’s a less tangible piece of practice than, say, home visits work collaboratively,” says Dr. Meagher-Stewart. That said, by physicians. procedures, often remote in locations under-serviced treat illnesses, order diagnostic tests and perform medical shortages and moves toward community-based health care. higher profile theas grapples country with health-care program in the country in 1967. The field is gaining a the foresight to develop and offer the first nurse practitioner evidence-informed decision-making. working peergroups with helps them to enhance their health practitioners in Atlantic Canada to determine how Stewart and abroad-based team working public- with recruitment needs?” health nurses’ effectiveness the in community and projected accurate, how accurate is our understanding of public t lln he “Outcome effectiveness and projected staffing are “As aresult, much their collaborative, of relationship- “You can’t work as apublic health nurse unless you These professionals diagnose, prescribe medication, It seems prescient now that Dalhousie’s academics had Closer to home, afour-year project sees Dr. Meagher- m ess, we

t hr ou t gh re

at

by 2022. registered nurses could reach thiscountry 60,000 in alone the lead author of a recent report showing the shortfall in addressing health global shortages. Dr. Tomblin Murphy was health, technicians, researchers and hospital administrators. demographers, government policy-makers, ministers of scientists, labour economists, lawyers, epidemiologists, professionals, such as nurses, but everyone from political well as Canada, Brazil, Jamaica and Zambia. is apartnership that includes the two title organizations as downtown Halifax centre, which opened December in 2008, Health Workforce Planning and Research at Dalhousie. The Pan American Health Organization Collaborative Centre on recently established World Health Organization (WHO) / community, literally and figuratively, as she directs the Dr. Martin-Meisner. plan programming to address those needs,” says working with communities to respond to needs and Novain Scotia. forward health with reforms, toward anew care model of they do have an important contribution to make as we move panacea the health-care for the of ills of all system, but very popular,” says Dr. Martin-Misener. “They’re not a applications to our nurse practitioner stream. It’s very, early vision. and on-site instruction. Dalhousie’s established curriculum, distance via education Students at Aurora College in Yellowknife will be following excited about anew agreement that expands their impact. coordinates the graduate nurse practitioner program, is One have thing they all common in is an interest in Its ‘community’ features not just health-care Professor Gail Tomblin Murphy is surrounded by focus much“Their is very on communities, and “We are seeing large increases the in number of It’s an impressive milestone validating their Associate Professor Ruth Martin-Misener, who

17 FALL | 2009

The profession has undergone something of aThe profession has undergone ullivan still remembers when nursesat Sullivan still remembers educated. were trained rather than “I came into nursing at a really good time because because time good really a at nursing into came “I At first, the school offered one-year diploma programs inAt first, the school offered one-year diploma based scientifically more means education Advanced and empirical theoretical, combine nurses “Today’s revolution since the first students entered the hallways of Dal’s students entered the hallways of Dal’s revolution since the first ago, in 1949. School of Nursing 60 years taught were we – changing was nurses of education the were seeing the difference to question and to challenge. We students where – nurses educating of way old the between versus taught– were they what absorb and sit to expected were valued a broadly based university education that a new way, knowledge thinking, creative and critical development, skill says evaluation,” and application dissemination, generation, Dr. Sullivan, the director of the School of Nursing. Dr. nursing and supervision, and teaching nursing, health public graduates. school nursing hospital to administration, service in program degree Science Nursing of Bachelor a introduced It programs now1957, a Masters in 1975, and PhD in 2004. Its students andinclude a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) for basic optionsfor registered nurses, with three accelerated delivery Science of Bachelor a standing; advanced with students for College; a(Arctic Nursing) in conjunction with Nunavut Arctic advanced nursingMaster of Nursing that prepares graduates for practice roles in adult, mental health, maternal-child/family, joint a practitioners; nurse as and nursing, health community Master of Nursing and Health Services Administration; and a PhD (Nursing) program. With a student population of more than of Faculty the within units nine of largest the is school the 800, Health Professions. at substantively contribute to ability the and practice nursing Sullivan. decision-making tables,” says Dr. experiential knowledge from nursing, health, and other disciplines and apply it in the promotion of the health and well- afterstudy and – communities and families individuals, of being study has shown that we make a very positive difference in their health outcomes.” P

“We try to make sure our focus is on people – on both sides sides both on – people on is focus our sure make to try “We education and experience nursing her believes Knox Ms. what understand me helps background think clinical the “I She argues the problem can be addressed through several several through addressed be can problem the argues She and ahead looking already is Nursing of School Dal’s says people,” of needs changing the at looking be to need “We well is Knox Janet office, Kentville her from Speaking aware of the human-resource challenge and the changing face face changing the and challenge human-resource the of aware of care. health the and recipient the it’s – environment support and care the of degree nursing graduate her earned who Knox, Ms. says provider,” Dalhousie. at Health’s Valley Annapolis with interactions her in well her serves as well as volunteers, and physicians staff, 2,500 than more critical develop me helped really has “It members. community with people,” interact to ability my enhanced and thinking skills, muses. she I provide. to need we services the and that trying manage, to I’m clinicians that challenges the into insight some me gives it hope in faces, citizen the that challenges the into insight some and face, and now need they services of kinds the access to trying of terms future.” in the work “to nurses allow to in practice a change including initiatives, in staffing, 80/20 proposes she Specifically, harder.” not smarter, patient direct on time their of cent per 80 spend nurses which also She development. professional on remainder the and care the for annually schools nursing in spots new 1,000 recommends years. three next of with province the An agreement needs. these to responding nursing undergraduate the to seats new 200 adding is Scotia Nova strategy Scotia’s Nova of part It’s 2012. to 2008 from program aging an by caused shortages workforce looming address to is expansion The boomers. baby retiring of wave a and population answer. entire the not is math but beginning, a solid deliver to actually doing teams are “What Murphy. Tomblin Dr. records, electronic like things at look certain services? don’t If we gall- instance, – for procedures changing technology, advanced hospitalization week-long a being from gone has surgery bladder just can’t You good. any isn’t planning your then – surgery day to out.” physicians in, physicians out, nurses in, nurses be planning 18 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE remote area who has end-stage meningitis and MSF Canada.of “When you amother see a in says Dr. Guptill, who recently president became we knew were death-bound meningitis,” with many others. extremely adults ill and children, and immunize meningitis. In tiny outpost clinics, they care for suffocatingin heat, treating severe 858cases of two Sudanese doctors –work long, dusty days five – two drivers, a logistician, two nurses and (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, Canada. mission Médècins sans with Frontières meningitis. Dr. Guptill is here on an emergency 2006, in trip there is amassive outbreak of is nonexistent.Real security And, on this the 600,000 fled country. is scarce.Food people died; four million were displaced; after 20years brutal war. of civil Two million hell,” she to thinks herself. fire. Dr. Guptill is soaked in sweat. “Likebeing in unbearable; it feels like it’s blowing directly a off an isolated village. At 47C, the heat is almost dusty trails that pass for roads on her way to and, for the next several hours, bounces along On the ground, Dr. Guptill climbs into a truck strip threatening to thwart the pilot’s landing. scaring away the cattle that wander along the Sudan, Africa. The turbo-prop sweeps low, solitary airstrip in a remote section of South D To hellandback “In South Sudan, we were helping people For three weeks, Dr. Guptill and ateam of South Sudan to rebuild is struggling itself cargo plane as it roars toward the window of the UN World Food Program r. JoniGuptill(MD’81)peersoutthe

behalf of the organization. of behalf after a mission, and she’s a passionate advocate on members reintegrate into their Canadian lives As a peer support co-ordinator, she’s helped MSF nobody else wants to go to,” she says, sincerely.) war. (“I’m lucky. I always go to these places that Sudan –helping famines, of victims floods, Turkey,in Somalia, China, Syria/Iraq and South decades. She’s served five emergency missions – her Halifax home for several years. building its Atlantic chapter, which she ran out of born in 1991. Dr. Guptill was instrumental in and aNobel Peace Prize winner. independent medical relief organization journalists. Today, MSF is the world’s leading 1971byin French doctors and medical was sold on MSF, an organization founded 200 people daily. working amid a famine that was claiming up to an MSF emergencyof team Baidoa, in Somalia, MSF representatives. A year later, she was part London, England, she had an interview with ’90s, while studying tropical medicine in to gain cross-cultural experience. In the early After graduation, she traveled through Africa Dalhousie, Dr. Guptill wanted to work abroad. you’re doing the right thing.” it. Once you’ve done a project like that, you know survival of those children. . .well, that’s why we do is going to save her and, consequently, help the five children; and youknow that treating her Dr. Guptill’s dedication spans more than two The Canadian arm of the organization was By the time she returned to Canada, she From her first days as a medical student at the organization denied unequivocally. provided information to the ICC –a charge health care. The government claimed MSF leaving more than 100,000 people with no kicked 28MSF workers out the country, of Omar Al-Bashir, the Sudanese government Court issued an arrest warrant for President Last March, after the International Criminal organization from beingsnared by politics. best efforts, however, don’t always protect the turn members into military targets. Even their compromise their political neutrality and missions, fearing such protection might the peoplewith the in worst situations.” strongly that we want to be standing in solidarity time, thisorganization and its members feel very pull out these contexts of and yet, at the same to Afghanistan or Iraq or Somalia. We could just “We have to comfortable be sending someone or not to work some in contexts,” says Dr. Guptill. policies. Ultimately, we have to decide whether and, later, safely released Darfur. –in Pakistan. Last spring, a nurse was abducted – Three others were killed in Somalia; two in after five members werein an ambush.killed 2004, MSF closed its programs in Afghanistan no longerand impartial guarantees security. In were than UNpeacekeepers. killed Beingneutral recent report says that, in 2008, more aid workers violence against humanitarian aid workers. One volunteer position at a time of unprecedented faces a new kind of challenge. She assumes the MSF refuses escorts for military its “We’ve changed many of our security As president of MSF Canada, Dr. Guptill 19 FALL | 2009

MSF Canada’s board is comprised primarily of aid MSF Canada’s Montreal and Toronto in offices has group Canadian The   Médècins sans sans Joni Guptill (MD ’81) is president of Médècins Dr. Without Borders, Canada. Frontières (MSF)/Doctors • association an by elected experience, field with workers of volunteers with national and international experience. • Colombia, countries: five in operations on focuses and Haiti, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Russia. lab nurses, doctors, include professionals Affiliated andspecialists, nutritionists, mental health specialists non- midwives. More than half of field workers are co-ordinators. and logisticians include and medical MSF has 14 national sections, and more than Globally, countries. 68 in projects 200 1999. December in Prize Peace Nobel the received MSF James Orbinski, then- In accepting the award, Dr. independent an said:“As International, MSF of president bringing to committed are we association, volunteer notdirect medical aid to people in need. But we act but wind, the into not speak we and vacuum, a in to or change, provoke to assist, to intent clear a with of act an is voice our and action Our injustice. reveal passive or active an accept to refusal a indignation, assault on the other.” The financial award that accompanies the Nobel Peace international other with create, to used was Prize Initiative Diseases Neglected for Drugs the partners, Chagas for treatments drug develop and research to malaria. and azar kala sickness, sleeping disease, nut,’ ‘Plumpy developing in involved been also has MSF a peanut-based therapeutic food treatment for severely malnourished children.    8.8 million people. MSF helped Last year, For information: www.msf.ca • • • • • • • • istics stat Vital “The world is a complicated place,” says Dr. Dr. says place,” a complicated is “The world outlook, dedicated but realistic that It’s complexities commitment, deep the Beyond who populations to hope bring “We more and more being is aid “Humanitarian Guptill. with is work our But decisions. political to subjected to one no have who world the of peoples remote the our is That mandate. our is That need. their witness become it Has change. doesn’t mission Our mission. very we’re But No. mad? we Are Yes. difficult? more in as Sudan.” of projects, out pull to had we’ve sad makes that experience, her with combined Ben Canada. MSF lead to suited so Guptill Dr. mid- in the Dalhousie attended who Chapman, the for resources human of director is 1980s, 18 almost for Guptill Dr. known has and group some and spots hot of lot a seen “She’s years. doctor,” medical as a places difficult really organization the seen also she’s “But says. he successful, a large, to nothing from grow evolution the seen She’s organization. national commitment.” a tremendous has she and Guptill Joni in something safety, their to threats and persevere; to them drives members MSF other and call they what in hungry and sick the to return to world.’ real ‘the Whether forgotten. completely are they think Iraq in physicians to supplies taking it’s outside the with contact had haven’t who with mothers helping years, in community feeding a in children malnourished severely South in people helping or Somalia, in centre The meningitis. with suffering are who Sudan Guptill Dr. thing,” tangible a is bring we hope back.” going us keeps what that’s “And says.

by june davidson june by

going back. keeps us

’s what that thing. and gible a tan we bring is The hope Bridging 20

DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE by bruce bottomley bruce by T of bagpipes.”of the Tattoo were interesting all –Ireally liked the sound quite cozy,” he recalls. “Canada Day, Day Christmas and impression Halifax of was really good, it but is small another and his new city port hometown. “My first the water capital, he the in culture immersed himself of Osaka. in district canals. Today those are located at the business theof heart transportation and developed the Higashi Yokobori River century16th when powerful shoguns controlled rice and urbanlife the in late during period athriving showing how integral the Oh River was for commerce neglected, canal system. urbanprideof the in once thriving, but subsequently Overhead blossoms the cherry are evidencearenewal of is the watery source inspiration of for his university thesis. travels through Osaka, he bridges two worlds – beside him designs and dentistry maternity health-care centres. C&C with Architects Nagoya, in Japan, where he currently Maritime favorite fish of and chips. While looking into the Mizu past of no Miyako, or Mr. Aoki firstbecameintrigued by blockwood prints On arecent stroll beside the historic waterway that Flash forward 10years, and Mr. Aoki is an architect process trading his nation’s popular sushi for a study halfway around the world Halifax, in the in etsushi Aoki(BEDS’03,MARFP’05)leftOsakato the region,” he says. and appreciated the humour and laissez-faire attitude in MARFP’05), one his closest of friends. “He quickly learned questions about the area,” says Greg (BA’00, Fry BEDS’03, insights into the province. “He would relentlessly ask me close many with students and looked to his classmates for his classmates an became extended family. He became During theDuring four years that he studied architecture,

Photo: Bruce Bottomley 21 FALL | 2009

y.

During the final term, their friend Tetsushi spent spent Tetsushi their friend term, final During the job the get to takes it whatever do “He’ll returning after that them to surprise no as comes It the along walking day spring a hot in on Osaka Back

on working studio design in the hours 72 consecutive in the napping and desk his at meals eating a project, Fry. Mr. says lounge, student  with so comfortable was “He Felix. Mr. adds done,” chose he that in living Canada and language the when even here, terms of both work do his to in Japan.” them of doing option the had he days in long friend putting is talented their that Japan, to in Nagoya. Architects C&C at photos phone cell snap residents watches Tetsushi canal, friends Canadian his misses He of cherry the blossoms. fresh some enjoy really would he mentions and of course chips. friedand fish res cultu rs rs a d ie r ye r tud

fou

he he he s he t

r r at On a return visit to the Roost, surrounded by the the by surrounded Roost, the to visit a return On “We would get together and argue about architecture architecture about argue and together get would “We A close-knit group would spend up to 16 hours a 16 hours to up spend would group A close-knit

o h and try to understand what we were learning at that that at learning were we what tryand understand to BEDS’03, BEng’90, (BSc’87, Felix Paul Jean says time,” discussing for all geared were “These lunches MARFP’06). on.” working were we what weathered and casks wood ladders, of rope ambience of amount the calculates he as back nods head his copper, hundred four no, be three, to got “It’s consumed. lunches for out go him to ask used to always “I laughs. he times,” just – he yes say he did years in four once never but sushi, chips!” and fish loved

Road Garden Spring crossing space, studio in their day by sat usually They Roost. Rogue’s at break a lunch for the and scene street lively the overlooking windows the both to home Building, Medjuck M. Ralph brick red planning. and architecture il es became an extended fam his classmat t architecture, F

wo 22 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE by skana gee Faye (Naugle)Sobey(BScHon)’53)recognizesthebenefitsof her summer jobinabiochemistrylaboratoryatDalhousiewithgift inspirig aewgeeration from theDavidandFayeSobeyFoundation. of researchers

Photo: Nick Pearce 23 FALL | 2009 “Faculty members, in general, love to be to love in general, members, “Faculty of a team involves good research “All of the one case, Longobardi’s Ms. In teach we material the “Oftentimes, in lab the into get to students “Enabling Thompson, Dr. says important, Equally has she Dal in 2001, arriving at Since competition intense the Considering the students more giving many “She’s but raw relatively young, with new, work to able says. he minds,” passionate in particularly research, little Very people. the it’s And individual. one by done is science, perspectives differing with slightly the team, spark.” creative the provides that bring, they involved research of summer her points focal in a particularmodifying properties the purify to – work easier them make to molecule of field in the reverberate to willthat continue chemotherapeutics. breast-cancer of aspects fundamental the is in classes the get necessarily don’t We science. the real in the applications the discuss to chance in being the this case world real – the world chemistry professor says world,” research Thompson. Alison in see it to a chance them gives summer the a not time frame there’s short the Within action. that’s something invent to someone for chance part of bigger a It’s world. the change to going vital.” is experience the but project, They develop. students these confidence the is invaluably adding while productivity boost also says. she resumes, their to students, supervised undergraduate nine summer in their Longobardi, Ms. including research. research a summer nab to undergrads amongst Sobey Faye of new significance the the post, Endowment Research Undergraduate Student Longobardi. Ms. on lost isn’t do,” to a terrific thing What of a lifetime. chance says. she e , d g

e

nt n d i e r v ew ew m tunat n

w r a affo eser fo g g

d n ndo o i re re a re re at s s s s s a mo rch e rch nt w a y y e I

by cre by e received.” to hav e that “It is my hop “It is my hope that by creating a new new a creating by that hope my is “It continued University Dalhousie wish “I of dean the Chris Moore, days, These finding of importance the But It it. for substitute no absolutely “There’s Moore Dr. psychologist, developmental A She made a daily trek from her Woodside Woodside her from trek a daily made She in a working a summer spent also She at tud man h the same opportunity rese s t many times. times. many deserving more many endowment, research I that opportunity same the afforded are students during said she received,” have to fortunate so was gift. her celebrate to organized luncheon a recent legacy a leading as its on building success inspiring all, above and, university research come.” to of students generations 3,000 approximately oversees Science, of Faculty male-female the and – students undergraduate practically even. is ratio those for opportunities research undergraduate changed. hasn’t students make and research into go to students inspires new the describing says, he career,” their it “fantastic.” as endowment researchers undergraduate supervised has a and ferry, harbour the bus, a taking home, her met she where campus, the to car trolley husband. future found she experience an lab, research university well-rounded a to crucial and exhilarating education.

hird-year science student Lauren Lauren student science hird-year summer the spent have could Longobardi home. River Fall her near working Instead, the 20-year-old put her talents as as talents her put 20-year-old the Instead, ask ever could you job summer best the “It’s everything so designed are labs class, “In 70 than of more one was She ever I’ve experiences best the of one “It’s thanks chance, that get will students More credit 30 completed have must Applicants $5,000 about total likely will grants The from graduated Sobey (Naugle) Faye When

in use good to student chemistry honours an will work whose team research a of part lab, the cancer. breast combat help ultimately Longobardi. Ms. says for,” notes. she all out,” set are procedures The works. about more it’s – different very is “Research work to have you and thought, independent arise.” that problems the through science in employed students undergraduate by mainly funded summer, this Dalhousie at labs Research Engineering and Sciences Natural the grants. other and of Canada (NSERC) Council more the think “I enthusiastically. says, she had,” better.” the this experience, get can that students Undergraduate Student Sobey Faye new the to $1-million The Endowment. Research Sobey Faye and David the from endowment additional 10 to up fund will Foundation science undergraduate for positions research in perpetuity. summer, each students point grade 3.0 a have and work course of hours willing supervisor research a as well as average, with case the is as funding, additional provide to grants. other many disciplines in available be and student, per undergraduate The Science. of Faculty the across recipients, will award determine committee beginning in 2010. possibly in biochemistry, in 1953 with a major Dalhousie 14 only – students science 55 only of one was she of female. them T degrees of interpretationby marilyn smulders Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: Pearce Nick Photo: 24 Abriel Danny Photo:

eaving and social work might seem an unusual combination, but the two have always been intertwined for Dawn MacNutt.

MA G AZ I N E The 72-year-old artist graduated from Dalhousie with a Master of Social Work in 1970 |

W and worked as a social worker for more than 35 years in Halifax; she advocated for clients in family court and helped them navigate the social welfare system; she counseled patients at the Nova Scotia Hospital; she provided marriage counseling to couples even as her own marriage was falling apart. Then, as her art began to take up more and more of her time in the 1990s, the single mother of three DAL H OU SIE wasn’t ready to leave behind social work until her house was completely paid off. Even so, she never did completely let go ... Her free-standing sculptures, woven from natural materials including willow, wisteria, honeysuckle and seagrass, dip into a deep well of human emotion. One evokes the caring friend who bends her head to listen; another a mother who cradles her sick baby; and still another, a neighbor dejected and overwhelmed with sadness. And yes, this she achieves from using basketry techniques that she’s adapted into high art. Her work is uniquely, distinctly her own. “I am affected by everybody I’ve ever met,” says Ms. MacNutt, who recently became a bride again. She became re-acquainted with her husband Merle Pratt – “a gentle giant of a man” – at the 50th class reunion at Mount Allison University, where she did her first degree, a BA, majoring in psychology with a minor in fine art. “People have always been my main inspiration source.” Further, her work “captures the beauty of human frailty.” Her weaving is irregular, with ends hanging out instead of tucked in, and branches seemingly out of place. Her bronze works, moreover, never seem to come out of the forge quite right; there are always fragments missing. “The work is full of imperfections and that’s OK. I love materials that are irregular because people are like that, so full of differences and irregularities.” 25 FALL | 2009 deeply connected to the natural world natural the to connected deeply , the work brings brings work the , Bones Solid for Analogy It was a strange sight: loons are very territorial and and territorial very are loons sight: strange a was It least at were there that mist the through see could “I As an atmospheric scientist, Ms. Phinney was was Phinney Ms. scientist, atmospheric an As the is morning that loons with encounter Her Called this morning, on But a small lake. will pair on one nest only several. count could she doing was time the at who Phinney, Ms. says them,” of nine student a summer as Park National in Kejimukujik research having were they like was “It Canada. with Environment a meeting.” mercury the how investigating team research a of part a As ecosystem. the through flows bodies loons’ in found different for birds in the interested is she choreographer, of water; the surface the glide along they way the reasons: way of the food; in search torpedoes like dive they way the backs. their carrythey on babies their in debuting work, dance latest her behind inspiration scientific Like Productions. Dance Art Live through October involving enterprise, multidisciplinary a it’s research, by design set and Oore Sageev composer music dancers, Art Gallery. of Dalhousie the director Dykhuis, Peter together her two worlds: her love of science and of and dance. of science love her worlds: two her together expressions of fundamental truth of fundamental expressions

The newlyweds live on a 140-acre property in the New Glasgow area, close to to close area, Glasgow New in the property a 140-acre on live newlyweds The father’s my out I got and deed the out got Merle it, restoring through “Halfway and creaks just place the working, and here alone I’m “When Since the wedding, colour has begun to creep into her work and has now now has and work her into begun has creep to colour wedding, the Since

isa Phinney can close her eyes and she’s there: emerging from her tent isa Phinney can close her eyes and she’s and lake of mist-shrouded the shore the by pauses she morning, early in the L exploded in rainbow glory. She’s taken to painting metal and natural sculptures sculptures natural and metal painting to taken She’s glory. in rainbow exploded studio, her In colours. pearlescent in delicious paints with automotive alike bright painted she’s that display on sculpture a willow has she example, for to and seem of flames a campfire the like skyward reach branches its red; think everything“I life. new of artist’s the happiness unabashed the express works. older eyes she as laugh with a throaty says she now,” inis danger studio her up set has she coincidence, strange a In up. grew MacNutt Ms. where couple the of research, bit a little after which house, surplus property’s the on in 1838. grandfather great-great-great MacNutt’s Ms. by been built had discovered the gave They amazed. says, she connection,” the discovered genealogy we and The be airy open. and would so it house old the renovated boot and the raccoons tallerher sculptures. display to space to give floor, second the to opens room front lives. their and here lived who people the about I wonder and groans face?” they did kinds of problems What like? they were What

listens enthralled at the tremulous calls of loons. the tremulous the at enthralled listens a deep well of human emotion of human well a deep 26 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE F richvery for me.” inquiry – you’re coming up with ideas, finding the relationships, drawing conclusions. creativeIt’s way,” all says Ms. Phinney. “I just see such similarities in artistic creation and scientific debuted at Neptune’s Studio Theatre 2004and in aired on Bravo and CBC-TV. dance expression scientific of processes Point/Counterpointcalled (homeostatis). The dance tiny algae which live in the world’s oceans, and their affect on global climate – led to a atmospheric science. Her thesis project –investigating between the link phytoplankton, MoceanDance. was not appealing, and after afew years she returned to Halifax as afounding member of moved to Toronto to pursue a career in dance. But life as a freelance artist in the big city After doing her first degree at Dalhousie, majoringin physics oceanography,and she different ways.” different to me; they are both expressions of fundamental truth but explained in vastly Canada and her work as an independent choreographer. “But away, in they don’t seem that Phinney, who divides her time between her job as an air quality researcher at Environment diversity backgrounds; of that’s where the fresh ideas and approaches come will from.” you deviate a bit. In any case, I think it’s very important that science brings in people with a from having an outsider attitude …soinstead going of down the same, well-worn path, encrusting organism interacts native with species. membranacea Membranipora invasive species, including one found in Atlantic kelp beds. A widely distributed bryozoan, Yorke, 28, agraduate student at ecology marine in Dalhousie. Her research is focused on for her lyrics. It works the same for her research. more the other way around. or Alana “I know it sounds alittle strange, but Icanthese see cycles nature of expressed a in At about the same time, she returned to Dalhousie to work on a master’s degree in Throughout her life, she’s to findthe balance struggled between science and dance. “Practically speaking, it’s two alittle bit gods, serving tricky you if will,” explains Ms. “You start asking questions that no one has thought to ask and I think that comes “You keep afoot outside the field and allowsit for a creativity,”lot of explains Ms. As a singer-songwriter, she is the outsider looking in, analyzing feelings and emotions Y orke, it’s not so much about how her research influences her art – it’s likely came from Europe. She’s interested in how this exotic using right now.” that I want to explore and test, and science is the tool I am deeply connected to the natural world –Ihave some ideas this out, thisscience thing,” she says alaugh. with “I am as yet, unnamed. Don Mackay, she is self-producing the EPwhich is, have out in the fall. With help from musician and engineer original material for an album which Ms. Yorke hopes to piano teacher, not to mention Ms. Yorke’s fiancé. and keyboard player Ian Bent, aprofessional musician and Musicof the in U.K.; Joyce Saunders who sings harmony; drummer Katie Patterson, studying at the Leeds College working on aPhD physical in oceanography at Dalhousie; Band members are bass player Clark Richards, who is her own band, cheekily named The New Oceanographers. her voice. She also plays the piano and guitar. McLachlan for the expressiveness and dreamy of quality been compared to artists like Joni Mitchell and Sarah written and performed music since the age of five. She’s “I identify myself as an artist and, in a way, I’m trying The band went into the studio last summer to record Until recently, she’s asolo been performer, but now has From Bass River, theof village N.S., Ms. Yorke has and scientificinquiry in artistic creation such similarities I just see

27 WINTER | 2008 Épreuve # : 4 # : Épreuve Date de tombée : 16/03/09 : Marie-Josée Proulx Graphiste (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) (Monday to Friday, PREFERRED GROUP RATES ENJOY SAVINGS THROUGH THROUGH ENJOY SAVINGS MelocheMonnex.com/dal 1 866 352 6187 Request a quote and you could and you a quote Request Nova Scotia : Nova Province Alumni Magazine Publication : Dalhousie : 8.375 x 10.875 Format Couleur : 4 couleurs preferred group ATTENTION : Merci de vérifi er attentivement cette épreuve afi n d’éviter toute erreur. afi er attentivement cette épreuve de vérifi : Merci ATTENTION and and high-quality insurance products Annonce MMI 2009 Hamelin Martineau • 505, boul. de Maisonneuve O. Bureau 300 • Montréal (Québec) H3A 3C2 • T : 514 842 4416 F : 514 844 9343 4416 F : 514 842 T : Bureau 300 • Montréal (Québec) H3A 3C2 • de Maisonneuve O. boul. Hamelin Martineau • 505, Projet : Projet Client : Meloche Monnex No de dossier : I-MM7748-09_MMI (8.375x10.875)•dal_EN GROUP HOME AND AUTO INSURANCE AUTO AND HOME GROUP for members of the Dalhousie University Alumni Association Alumni Dalhousie University of the for members is a trade-mark of Meloche Monnex Inc. ® Insurance program recommended by recommended Insurance program TD Insurance is a trade-mark of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, used under license. TD Insurance is a trade-mark of The Toronto-Dominion Meloche Monnex The TD Insurance Meloche Monnex home and auto insurance program is underwritten by SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and distributed by Meloche Monnex Insurance INSURANCE COMPANY Meloche Monnex home and auto insurance program is underwrittenThe TD Insurance by SECURITY NATIONAL Canada. of rest the in Inc. Services Financial Monnex Meloche by and Québec in Inc. Services Financial and Due to provincial legislation, our auto insurance program is not offered in British Columbia, Manitoba or Saskatchewan. *No purchase required. Contest ends on Januaryof entries received. Complete contest rules 16, 2010. Skill-testing question required. Odds of winning depend on number available at MelocheMonnex.com. GROUP RATES MADE EASIER! MADE GROUP RATES on , you can SAVE As an alumnus of Dalhousie University your home and auto insurance through rates, while enjoying PROTECTION MADE EASY... PROTECTION MADE . outstanding service group home and auto of As the leading provider products, a wide range of innovative insurance, we offer that is right for so you are sure to get the coverage your particular needs…and the peace of mind that goes with it! Dalumni

communities. His leadership Author of more than and dedication to this cause 100 papers and three books, was rewarded in 2007 when Nuala is internationally he was named a Member of recognized as a medical the Order of Canada. educator and lecturer on fundamental ethics questions in health care. As such, she is regularly involved in Outstanding policy deliberations around Canadian health care, alumni particularly in relation to values. A. Gordon Archibald Alumni of the Year Named in honour of A. Gordon Archibald, recipient of the very first Alumni of the Year Award, this award was established in 1989 to recognize alumni for The Dalhousie Alumni outstanding personal service, Alumni Achievement Award commitment and contribution This award recognizes Association is pleased to Dalhousie University. alumni for outstanding Dr. David Precious accomplishments in career to acknowledge the dedication, and community service. (DDS’69, MSC’72) Recipients demonstrate contributions and inspiration There is very little in the the true spirit of Dalhousie field of dentistry that Dr. University and set an 28 demonstrated by the 2009 David Precious has not inspiring example. Christopher J. Coulter Young award winners. accomplished in the course Dr. Nuala Kenny (MD’72) Alumnus of the Year Award of his impressive 40-year As a valued member of This award recognizes recent career. From his days as the academic, medical and graduates for innovative a Dalhousie student, to religious communities, Dr. accomplishments and notable contributions to society, the his work as an oral and Nuala Kenny has donned MAGAZINE community or Dalhousie.

| maxillofacial surgeon, David many hats over the years. She Rose Cousins (BScK’97) has been an inspiration to is, by turn, Sister of Charity, When East Coast Music students and colleagues alike. pediatrician, professor, Award-winning singer/ Recognized as one of the bioethicist, author, deputy songwriter, Rose Cousins, world’s foremost authors in minister of health, five-time came to Dalhousie, she had

DALHOUSIE his field, he also serves in a honourary degree recipient, ambitions of a career in leadership role at Dalhousie’s and Officer of the Order of kinesiology. In the process, Faculty of Dentistry, the IWK Canada. she rediscovered her love Health Centre and Capital The first Sister of Charity of music. Rose gave her Health. to enter medical school, first performance the same As a founding member Nuala has enjoyed an Call for nominations year she graduated and has of the International Cleft extensive career in pediatrics 2010 Alumni Association Awards since taken the stage with Lip and Palate Foundation, and medical education. Help us celebrate by nominating a many international artists, David has been instrumental A natural leader, she has fellow grad for one of our 2010 awards. including opening for Paul in advancing care for some served as Head of Pediatrics For further information, phone McCartney in Halifax this of the world’s youngest and for Dalhousie, the IWK Shawna Burgess at 902.494.6051 summer with Joel Plaskett’s most vulnerable patients. Health Centre and Queen’s or 1.800.565.9969 or band. While he travels the globe University; and Director of email: [email protected] While at Dalhousie, Rose to perform life-altering cleft Medical Education for the drew on her strengths as Deadline for nominations is March 10, 2010. surgeries, David also teaches Hospital for Sick Children a mentor and volunteered and trains local surgeons in and University of Toronto. much of her time to student the proper techniques so that In 1996, she founded government, sport team they can build capacity and Dalhousie’s Department of psychology and residence help families in their own Bioethics. 29 FALL | 2009 or The pre-screening pre-screening The or email alumni. email or or contact us at at us contact or . Chester Donor and of Harry Potter www.dal.ca/alumni/ www.dal.ca/alumni/ event: Halifax alumni movie Photos, from top: from Photos, www.dal.ca/alumni/events/ events across the country. country. the across events together to reconnect at at reconnect to together alumni and friends came and alumni 1.800.565.9969. email your have we Do address? send we events, many For we and invitations, electronic out! miss to you want don’t information, your update To visit update [email protected]. For more information about about information more For events, alumni other or these visit events [email protected] Alumni Relations Reception Atlantic Universities Pub Night in Ottawa View more pictures online at photos Spring and summer alumni events spring late the Throughout summer, the into and of Dalhousie hundreds

Join us of Lights Halifax Parade family and alumni 21 – November gathering Alumni Toronto 2 Reception – December Ottawa Alumni Reception 3 – December in events for Watch Calgary, Boston, London, Montreal and England this fall. Dr. Tracy Tracy Dr. Taylor-Helmick

As a member of a member the As been guiding students as an an as students guiding been advisor, academic instructor, in mentor and supervisor of Department Dalhousie’s on impact Her Psychology. been impressive has students in taking fearlessness her and challenges teaching new on most the even by admired is faculty. seasoned Program Studies Graduate helped has Tracy Committee, department’s the advance decade. last the over program for awarded recently was She she when this commitment has Tracy chair. named was thesis more on served her than committees of service would years continuing while indicate, undergraduate a rigorous and schedule teaching research own her running and commitment Her lab. giving students to dedication develop to opportunity the in the evident is academically from received has she accolades alike. colleagues and students

Rose continues to to continues Rose Award for Excellence in Award Teaching life. This commitment to to commitment This life. when continued community musical with joined she a record to colleagues of Christmas songs collection a sold-out perform and the benefited that concert banks. food Maritime’s with her people impress recently was she – talent of Chatelaineone named Amazing “80 magazine’s Watch.” to Women Canadian (MSc’94, PhD’97) classes large to stranger No a student, as days her from Taylor-Helmick Tracy Dr. to mission her it makes students, her to out reach describe her they so when enthusiastic, personable, as and engaging passionate, that know you effective, For working. is something has Tracy years 10 past the Dr. Tracy Taylor-Helmick Tracy Dr. The Alumni Association for ExcellenceAward in Teachingrecognizes professors who take teaching to an exceptional level. The award honours instructors who, in the eyes of students and teaching colleagues, display superior teaching skills, innovation and enthusiasm for the subject, and show an exemplary attitude toward the needs and concerns of students. Classnotes

1950s 1980s 1954 1981 Nancy Wickwire Fraser, BA, has published Aloisius Louie, PhD, has had his book on her latest book, Letters from Paris: a Halifax relational biology published by Ontos Verlag in Lass Tackles the Sorbonne, 1954/55. The book Frankfurt. The book, entitled More than Life Dalhousie Alumni is available at the Dalhousie campus bookstore Itself: a Synthetic Continuation in Relational Association in the basement of the Student Union Building. Biology, is available from amazon.ca Friends and classmates can contact her at 1986 [email protected] Charmaine McDonald, BN, MHSA’93, has won 2009-2010 Board of the award for best executive in Europe, Middle East and Africa, in the Stevie Awards for Women Directors 1960s in Business, an international competition 1965 recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding Nancy Barkhouse (BA’72), N.S., president John A. C. Wilson, BA, has now retired from women executives, business owners and the of Alumni Board active ministry in the United Church of Canada, organizations they run. The judges recognized Susan Zed Barry (BSc’79, DDS’83), N.B. having served the Alberton-Elmsdale Pastoral Charmaine’s continued hard work and success Andrew Bennett (BA’95), Ont., Board of Charge in Prince Edward Island for the past 14 at McKesson Provider Technologies (MPT) and Governors representative years. He and his wife, Elaine Burrows, whom her direction of a dedicated team to deliver Heather Bown (BEDS’00, MARFP’02), N.S. he married in the summer of 2007, have moved the world’s largest integrated payroll and HR Tammie Deubry (BCom’02, MA’05), N.S. from Alberton to Summerside. system. Murray Baillie, MLS, was one of the Alexandra (Alix) Dostal (BA’98), Ont. speakers at the annual conference of the Atlantic W. Marc Douglas (BA’06), B.C. 30 Provinces Library Association in Halifax in June Andrew Fraser (LLB’91), N.S. 1970s 1974 2009. His speech was titled, “Seventeen Years Bonita Hansra (MBA’05), Ont. Calder Creelman, BEng, MBA’85, has retired in in Prison: a librarian serves maximum security Donalda MacBeath (LLB’79), Alta. Truro, N.S. and would be interested in hearing inmates.” Murray was librarian at the Atlantic Nancy MacCready-Williams (LLB’89), N.S., from former classmates, at caldercreelman@ Institution in Renous, N.B. from 1989 to 2006.

MAGAZINE Board of Governors representative mail.com Elizabeth Steele, BSc, assumed command |

Gayle Murdoch (BCom’04, MBA’06), Ont. Harvey McKinnon, BA, and co-author Azim as Commander Canadian Material Support Paul Pothier (PEng, BENG’86), N.S. Jamal, are thrilled to announce that their book, Group (CMSG) Canadian Forces, within the Robert Ripley (MEd’94), N.S. The Power of Giving, has won the prestigious Canadian Operational Support Command James Stuewe (BMGT’05, MPA’09), N.S. Nautilus Gold Award. Winners were announced in July 2009. Most recently, she served as the Jim Wilson at the 2009 Nautilus Book Awards Showcase Maritime Staff (Navy) Comptroller in National DALHOUSIE (MBA’87), N.S., vice-president at BookExpo America held in New York. The Defence Headquarters, Ottawa. Captain Steele is of Alumni Board awards recognize and reward world-changing a member of the Logistics Institute, Women in Shaunda Wood (BScHE’91), N.B. books. The Power of Giving was released by Logistics and Women in Defence and Security Tarcher/Penguin in August 2008 and hit number associations. To contact the DAA board, please email one on Amazon.ca. The authors are donating [email protected]. all royalties to Tides Canada Foundation for distribution to charities. 1990s 1977 1994 Ivan Douglas Fiske, BSc, BEng’78, received his Sandra Simpson Nowlan, BEd, has published a Doctor of Ministry (Theology) from Covenant new cookbook, Delicious DASH Flavors, based Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri on the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop in May, 2009. Family and friends send their Hypertension) diet, proven to lower high blood congratulations. pressure as effectively as medication. Sandra 1979 selected recipes from Canadian chefs, removed Dean Michelin, BSc, was inducted into the salt and reduced fat and then tested them for Canadian Healthcare Marketing Hall of Fame at flavour.Globe and Mail nutritionist Leslie Beck a ceremony in Toronto on March 25, 2009. He is has recommended the book on her web site, currently vice-president, commercial operations www.lesliebeck.com at Valeo Pharma in Kirkland, Que. 31 FALL | 2009 Ms. MacDonnell works hard at raising raising at hard works MacDonnell Ms. because optional are events the at Donations are her with share people that stories The and so negative something “that proud She’s and one another. This year CBC radio host host radio CBC year This another. one and experience personal her of spoke Rogers Shelagh in 2003. life her interrupted depression when my of out arose awareness “My awareness. good not that’s I think that and death brother’s help the get to need people I think that enough. that make not to need they that support and made.” [Duncan] that choice, drastic that choice, me, “To awareness. raise to is purpose main the will follow.” money the and key the is awareness awareness. raising continue to her drive what alright to it is that realize people stories, Through health mental a with living someone about talk touched. is every family that and disorder I that something into turned been has dark so My people. other helping is and positive is think all in vain.” aren’t death his and illness brother’s Hampson Michelle

The format includes a speaker who who speaker a includes format The discusses a personal experience with a experience a personal discusses remind to a speaker and illness mental the audience to take care of themselves of themselves care take to audience the Canadian Mental Health Association. Health Mental Canadian event has raised more than $250,000 for the $250,000 for than more raised has event The following January, she was back to hosting hosting to back was she January, following The In exponentially. grown has event this And corporate sponsors. Since it first began, the the began, first it Since sponsors. corporate want to die. This person wanted to end the pain, pain, the end to wanted person This die. to want loneliness the and suffering the and loss the of with because this illness.” lived he’s that The different. was this time it but party, annual her winter the away chase to originally meant party, Wellness’ & Women ‘Wine as known now is blues, health. mental on awareness raise to strives it and with in home her in held was event the 2004, $1,250 about and attendance in women 54 been have events the recently, Most raised. Halifax, and Charlottetown in Moncton, held and individuals $120,000 from about raising awareness health mental a voice for Finding light elen MacDonnell’s (LLB’89) annual annual (LLB’89) MacDonnell’s elen was N.B. Riverview, in party January in suicide brother’s her by halted

She found out the details of his mental illness illness mental his of details the out found She

by reading his journals after his death. She says says She death. his after journals his reading by and meditation medications, tried had he that attempt one After of.” think could he “anything in his wrote Duncan killto overdose, himself by internal any suffered had he if wondering journal, hospital. the to go if and injuries should he was journal his Reading moment. bulb light her didn’t “This person Vancouver in 2003. Duncan knew that he had had he that knew Duncan 2003. in Vancouver different many tried had and disorder bipolar family. his told never but with deal it, to ways

H Spot Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: 1995 Rhode Island. She has been appointed to a two- thrilled to have another “man” in the house! Krista (Yetman) Pearson, BA, has accepted year term as a senior policy analyst in the White Robert Astroff, LLB, is the president the associate vice-president of enrolment House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. of Astroff Consultants Inc., an educational management and learner services position at 1997 consulting firm offering strategic advice for Lethbridge College in Alberta. She is joined by Greg Tilson, BA, along with Annie Clifford applicants to professional and undergraduate her two-year-old son Kai, and husband, Tim. (BA’05) and Amanda Balsys (BA’06), has formed university programs in Canada, the United Krista has also been elected to the board of one of Canada’s most popular folkestras, The States and overseas. Robert would love to hear directors for the Governor General’s Canadian Gertrudes. Listen along at www.myspace.com/ from classmates at robert@astroffconsultants. Leadership Conference. As well, she is currently theothergertrudes com working on her PhD at Lakehead University. Debbie Ling, BScOT, and her husband John Classmates and friends can contact her at Cody-Cox are proud to announce the arrival of [email protected] Abigail Ai Ling, who was born December 29, 2000s Kate Moran, PhD (NSTU), has been 2008, a sister for Madeleine Mei Ling, age four. 2001 appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as The family resides in Ottawa where Debbie is Stacy (McIntyre) Barrett, DDH, and husband an advisor on science issues. A leading authority currently on maternity leave from her position at Rob are pleased to announce the birth of their on Earth’s climate in prehistoric times, Kate the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. son, Alexander Robert. He was born on June also serves as associate dean of the Graduate Stephanie Bujold, BSc, had a baby boy on 18, 2009, weighing 10lbs, 13oz. Big sister Olivia School of Oceanography at the University of July 26, 2008. Father Pascal and brother Felix are is thrilled to have a babyAct. brother. They live in

32 Einstein’s theory of relativity has MAGAZINE

| nothing to do with leaving your entire estate to relatives. DALHOUSIE

Bequests to Dal make sense, in theory and reality. Legacy gifts speak to your experience at Dalhousie and all it has meant to you – an education and a lifetime of memories. Your gift could support a bursary fund, or strengthen the program within one of your preferred faculties, like the Dalhousie Science Student Experience Fund. Giving back to Dal through a bequest, large or small, helps to ensure lifelong success for the generations that follow.

For information, call: 1.800.565.9969 email: [email protected] or [email protected] Spotlight Send in the clowns

ermaine Gibara (MA’70) is one of those people who makes things Photo: Eric Naaman Eric Photo: Ghappen. One of Montreal’s foremost business leaders, she’s the president of Avvio Management, a change and technology management consulting firm, and serves as a director on numerous boards, including insurance giant Sun Life Financial and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. But when Olivier-Hugues Terrault came to her with a proposal, it was much different than what she was used to. Was he just tweaking her nose or was he serious about clowning around?

A young child will need less 33 sedation if he’s accompanied FALL

by the clowns for tests. | He laughs and relaxes. 2009

Mr. Terrault, a professional artist with training in theatre, storytelling and clowning, was looking for a way to combine his art with social work. His idea was to specialize as a therapeutic clown to bring joy to sick children and senior citizens. “I was already thinking I wanted to make a difference in an organization, rather than just who prescribe tenderness and laughter in more “There’s an incredible difference in sit on a board,” says Ms. Gibara, who came to than 20 children’s hospitals and long-term care the healing process,” says Ms. Gibara. Canada from Egypt in the late 1960s to take facilities in Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto. “A young child, for example, will need her master’s degree in political science and Laughter really is the best medicine, believes less sedation if he’s accompanied by the economics at Dalhousie, learning English Ms. Gibara. The joy is infectious; the benefits are clowns for tests. He laughs and relaxes.” along the way. “Plus, I have always loved tangible. The clowns, who wear white lab coats and Although it took tremendous energy and the arts and this is a way to help artists.” red bulbous noses, help ease physical and mental time to establish Dr. Clown, there have been no Together, the clown and the business exec suffering, reduce loneliness, stress and anxiety and adverse side effects whatsoever. Even attending looked at best practice models in France, Brazil facilitate the work of health-care professionals, to to Dr. Clown’s business is a hoot: “Our board and New York, took aspects from each of them and do tests or get physiotherapy exercises underway. meetings are as fun as hell. When you work drew up a business plan. The nonprofit company Gentle, silly and playful, the clowns are thoroughly with clowns, you can’t help but laugh.” they named “Dr. Clown” was incorporated in trained by Dr. Clown’s staff psychologist and Marilyn Smulders 2002 and now has 29 clowns on the payroll are sensitive to each patient’s situation. Hampton, N.B., where Stacy is a dental hygienist Parliamentarians of the Year poll for 2009. with Family Dental Clinic in Saint John. Raised in a mining family in Kirkland Lake, InMemoriam Chauncey Kennedy, BCom, and Dawn Ont., Leslie studied at York University in Charles Read Lorway, BA’33, LLB’35, Sydney, (Hatfield) Kennedy, BCom, were pleased to Toronto, and then at Dalhousie Law School. A N.S., on July 15, 2009 welcome their first child, Adelaide Margaret self-described ‘low-level worker bee’ in the NDP, Mabel Blanche (Murphy) Brushett, BA’35, Kennedy, on September 25, 2008. Chauncy and she quickly made an early impression on the DED’36, MA’59, Halifax, N.S., on May 17, 2009 Dawn can be contacted on Facebook, which Hill as the MP for the Halifax riding formerly Edgar Bernard Smith, BEng’39 (NSTC), houses a plethora of Adelaide pictures, or at represented by party leader Alexa McDonough. Caledonia, N.S., on July 6, 2009 [email protected] 2005 Jean Walker (McLellan) Newcombe, BA’36, 2003 Margaret Clare Ryan, BA, completed a MPhil at MA’38, Middleton, N.S., on June 15, 2009 Robert (Luke) Franklin, BA, has been awarded Newnham College, Cambridge and then entered Earl Marshall Mitchell, BSc’39, Windsor, N.S., on funding from the Canadian Centennial law at McGill University. Now in the third year of Apr. 22, 2009 Scholarship Fund (CCSF) for the academic a four-year program, Clare recently completed a Frank Douglas Wanamaker, MD’41, Saint John, year 2009-10. The CCSF is a UK-based charity term as an exchange student at Institut d’études N.B., on June 12, 2009 and receives funding primarily through the politiques de Paris. In January, she began a four- Bertha Parker (Woolaver) Baird, BSc’43, Maple Leaf Trust, the premier charity of the month work experience at the law firm Sherman Newport, N.S., on June 16, 2009 Canadian community in the United Kingdom. Stirling in Paris and will return to Montreal to George H Somers, BEng’43 (NSTC), Halifax, Scholarships are awarded to Canadians who have continue her studies. N.S., on May 26, 2009 come to the United Kingdom for postgraduate Michael DiSanto, PhD, has written a Leonard Fraser Smith, BSc’47, BEng’49 (NSTC), study. Robert is currently completing his PhD new book, Under Conrad’s Eyes: the Novel Bedford, N.S., on May 8, 2009 English literature (criticism and culture) at the as Criticism, published by McGill-Queen’s Alexander Henry Hart, LLB’47, Nanoose Bay, University of Cambridge. University Press. The book makes a new critical B.C., on Feb. 4, 2009 2004 argument about Polish-born Joseph Conrad’s Lawrence Melville MacLeod, LLB’47, Burlington, Claire Wren, MPA, and her husband, Kevin, are work and has drawn some high praise in Ont., on June 9, 2009 pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, early reviews. Reviewer Pericles Lewis of Yale Roland George Andrews, BEng’47 (NSTC), Sophie Wren-Dugas, on September 23, 2008. University states that the original work makes Etobicoke, Ont., on June 2, 2009 Mom and baby are enjoying their time together. a significant contribution to intellectual and Helen Wilson Beveridge, BA’48, Truro, N.S., on Megan Leslie, LLB, has won the literary history. Apr. 30, 2009 Best Rookie MP title in the Maclean’s 34

MAGAZINE For your next conference | or special event, choose Dalhousie University. DALHOUSIE Whether it’s a meeting of five or a conference for more than 1,000, we can help you set the stage for an outstanding event. Dalhousie provides an extensive range of meeting space options for formal and informal events – from small boardrooms to large auditoriums. Full catering and audio visual services are available.

Tel: 902-494-3401 | Fax: 902-494-1219 | Email: [email protected] www.dal.ca/conferenceservices 35 FALL | 2009 The staff at ILI have The staff They been great. a helped us build more successful business and we’re to looking forward many successful years to come. Mr. Murchland was also one of 300 300 of one also was Murchland Mr. been interest in the company’s products from from products company’s the in interest been and retailers investors, distributors, potential U.S. the and country the across customers invited of applied) 4,000 who (out entrepreneurs show television CBC hit the for segment a tape to will series reality The be broadcast Den. Dragon’s featured also was company The CBC. on fall this magazine. Home and House in Canadian “PrivacyWrap is a great concept,” concept,” a great is “PrivacyWrap Murchland also secured the opportunity the secured also Murchland testing wind-tunnel conduct to Mechanical of Department the within this fall. Dalhousie Engineering at Director, Executive Layden, Ronald says – lines product his taken has “Peter ILI. privacy hot-tub and patio deck, including and year past the over way long a – kits work to be able to very pleased were we company.” Scotia Nova promising with his Whatever the staff at ILI said to Mr. Mr. to ILI said staff the at Whatever business planning; product development; plus, plus, development; product planning; business go-to- and investment property, intellectual a for applied Murchland Mr. strategies. market in 2008. designs product the on patent Canadian NRC-IRAP / Dalhousie the via ILI from help With Mr. program, Assistance Technology and Science he as impact an had have must Murchland partnerships business key establish to on went in growth cent per 25 a realized and 2009 in also has There year. previous the from profit matters privacy When hen Peter Murchland (MEC’ 03) and and 03) (MEC’ Murchland Peter hen their into moved Theresa wife his years a few home Halifax beautiful light

Determined toDetermined PrivacyWrap™ he however, months, few next the Over says great,” been have ILI at staff “The partnership in provider service a as Working

W Spot ago they encountered a slight problem – being being – problem slight a encountered they ago for court centre at being like was deck their on exposed. – totally game Knicks York a New privacy their resolve Murchland Mr. issue, problem the turned and opportunity an into PrivacyWrap™ invented do- first world’s – the and deck it-yourself kit. privacy patio decorative a is and visual privacy creates kit that outdoor commercial or decks residential on wind blocks hotels, restaurants, shops, coffee as such patios is family the in product Another resorts. privacy creates that kit unique a PrivaSpa™, tubs. hot or spas wind on blocks and commercializing to road the that discovered when That’s one. bumpy a is invention an and Liaison Industry Dal’s experts at Mr. help to in stepped (ILI) office Innovation success. to path his navigate Murchland “They Inc. PrivacyWrap CEO, Murchland, Mr. outdoor successful more a build us helped forward looking we’re and business privacy come.” to years successful more many to Development’s Economic Scotia Nova with to assistance offered ILI Program, Voucher ILI, at team The winter. this past company the Kevin and Dunn Kevin Layden, Ron including including areas key of number a in helped Buchan, 36 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE For moreinformation onmakingagifttotheDalhousieFund contact:DalhousieUniversity The DalhousieFund–enrichingthestudentexperience. Your supporthelpsDalstudentsreachfurther.

Toll Free:8005659969 [email protected] Royal, N.S., on Apr. N.S., 23, 2009 Royal, Hatherly Henderson Donald 27,June 2009 O’Brien William Milton 3,May 2009 Peel H David 10, on June N.S., 2009 Bryson David Seldon Apr. 16, 2009 Tupper Aubrey James on Apr. 2009 24, Phillips Howard Orville 9, on July N.S., 2009 Halifax, BSc’56, Zinck Robert Charles 2009 N.B., 22, on May Fredericton, Emms Frederick Charles on Apr.Ont., 18, 2009 Tait Simpson James 13, on June N.S., 2009 Smith Gilbert Donald 11,on June 2009 Miller Bruce Robert 23, 2009 on June N.S., Johnston Clifton Lloyd on Apr. Ont., Guelph, 14, (NSTC), 2009 MEng’54 Theakston Henry Franklyn , BA’54, LLB’57, Vancouver, B.C., on , BSc’50, MSc’52, Burlington, Burlington, MSc’52, , BSc’50, , MD’49, Glasgow, New N.S., , BA’54, LLB’57, Halifax, , BSc’49, MSc’50, Halifax, , BSc’49, Halifax, MSc’50, www.dal.ca/dalhousiefund , BCom’53, Halifax, N.S., on N.S., , BCom’53, Halifax, , DipEng’52, (NSTC) , DipEng’52, , BSc’49, Sydney, MSc’50, , MD’55, Tusket, on N.S., , DDS’52, Ottawa, Ont., Ont., , DDS’52, Ottawa, , BEng’50 (NSTC), (NSTC), , BEng’50 , BEng’48, MA’50, , LLB’56, Annapolis Annapolis , LLB’56, Frederick Wickwire Prince, MD’56, Susan Kathleen (Hardy) Rushton, BScPH’80, Mary Kay Black, MBA’85, Thunder Bay, Ont., on Bridgewater, N.S., on June 4, 2009 Brookside, N.S., on June 23, 2009 July 13, 2009 Cecil Frederick Ogilvie, BCom’56, St Lambert, James Edward Ryerson Wing, BA’81, Carlisle, Leslie Gayle Stothart, BScPT’86, Riverview, Que., on Apr. 18, 2009 Ont., on Apr. 30, 2009 N.B., on Mar. 14, 2009 Edward Joseph Bereta, BEng’56 (NSTC), Sydney, Glenn R Inamoto, MBA’83, Toronto, Ont., on July Heidi Dayle MacRae, BEDS’92, MARFP’93, N.S., on Apr. 18, 2009 12, 2009 Valley Road, N.B., on June 20, 2009 Deno Peter Pappas, LLB’57, Saint John, N.B., on John McFarlane Kavanagh, BA’83, Kentville, John Francis Boyle, MEd’94, Port Hawkesbury, Apr. 19, 2009 N.S., on May 20, 2009 N.S., on Apr. 24, 2009 Arthur George Henry Fordham, BA’58, LLB’61, Warren L Mason, BEng’83 (TUNS), New Samantha Stephanie Li, BA’09, Halifax, N.S., on Halifax, N.S., on May 4, 2009 Glasgow, N.S., on Nov. 11, 2008 July 11, 2009 Robert Stephen Butler, BEng’58 (NSTC), Anthony J Woods, MBA’84, Elderbank, N.S., on Victoria, B.C, on July 27, 2009 June 15, 2009 Michael Gorman Peniston Caton, BCom’59, Paget East, Bermuda, on Jan. 4, 2009 Wallace Owen Donald, DPHRM’62, DDS’70, Halifax, N.S., on May 13, 2009 George MacDonald, MD’62, Dartmouth, N.S., on May 17, 2009 Flora Elizabeth (Creelman) Brown, BA’63, Maumee, Ohio, U.S., on May 3, 2009 Trevor Henry Rector, BEd’64, Dartmouth, N.S., on May 10, 2009 Linda Marie Gillingwater, BA’66, Halifax, N.S., on Jan. 10, 2009 Cameron Allan Gordon, MA’67, New Glasgow, N.S., on April 30, 2009 Melvin Richard Sherwood, MA’67, Head of St Margarets, N.S., on June 28, 2009 Frank Elliott Hennigar, BCom’67, Ellershouse, N.S., on May 28, 2009 37 FALL Michael Gerald Spevack, MA’67, Montreal, Que., on Mar. 30, 2009

Frederick Alexander Bowes, BA’72, Pictou, N.S., | 2009 on May 15, 2009 William Reginald King, BSc’75, BEd’76, London, Ont., on Apr. 13, 2009 Judith Ann Murray, BNRN’80, BN’80, MN’87, East York, Ont., on July 20, 2009 Ross Jiro Yoneda, PGM’77, Kamloops, B.C., on May 17, 2009 David Dana Fancy, BCom’77, Halifax, N.S., on Apr. 26, 2009 Erwin Klein, MSc’78, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Mar. 14, 2009 Mark John Connolly, MBA’78, Halifax, N.S., on June 20, 2009 Bess (Averbook) Solomon, BA’79, Halifax, N.S., on June 20, 2009 38

DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE Doesn’t yourDalhousiedegreedeserveabetterhome? Black Briarwood Each • Six • Prices • Canadian • Dalhousie from theDalhousieBookstore FRAMES DEGREE Order onlineatwww.dal.ca/bookstore Tammy Corkum-4945104 For moreinformation; $88.50 hands-on. Afterhands-on. we’re all, allinthistogether. and head-on issues environmental and social economic, critical and Sustainability Society program will prepare students to tackle distinctive frame Walnut Wood serious home improvement. Our new Environment, new Our improvement. home serious some needs it and we’vegot, home only the is earth The range $61.95 made crest includes from styles Discover the Unexpected. DISCOVER.DAL.caDiscover Unexpected. the

with $61.95 Briarwood $88.50 Professor Tarah Wright -College of Sustainability amatt easy -$199.95 system clip with The Diplomat the $124.50

Visit usatoneof The DiplomatMedallion 6136 University 1360 BarringtonSt. Studley Campus, our locations: Sexton Campus, $199.95 Ave Photo: Danny Abriel Danny Photo:

39 FALL | 2009 It got to a point where we no longer had a choice. We knew we were in danger and we had two small children. We had to leave. The Feridooni family: Tiam, Nahid, Amir and Hirad. biomedical biomedical

Mr. Feridooni started with computer computer with started Feridooni Mr. graduated recently Feridooni Mrs. now is Canada like feel they Although “I remember a woman went into labour labour into went woman a remember “I parents’ in their following are sons Both science, and after being hired to work at the the at work to hired being after and science, went Library, Killam the at Commons Learning Health in degrees graduate complete to on Studies. Information in Library and Informatics she dream a fulfilling nursing, from Canada. to coming before had this fall. starting science Hirad engineering and the about think but help can’t they home, left behind. they family friends and MacKeigan Rachael while we were living in the refugee camp in camp refugee in living the were we while was she born was baby the as soon As Turkey. what knew us of None camp. the into back sent and hopeless feeling remember I her. for do to a make to wanted I day some that knowing explains. she lives,” in peoples difference of year third his in Tiam with footsteps, light he grainy cell phone videos phone cell grainy he the of crowding citizens the of one were streets

IRAN ESCAPE IRAN Amir Feridooni Feridooni Amir for advocates were Feridooni Mrs. and Mr. longer no we where a point to got “It camp, in a refugee up ended family The survive. to needed we whatever did “We

only sources of information that of information sources only wake in of the Iran out came in election of controversial the the know to hard It’s 2009. June turmoil political the of extent For country. gripped the that it abroad, living Iranians difficult especially was afar. from watch to wife his (MLIS’90), and (BScN’09) Nahid are Tiam, and Hirad sons, two to moved but Iran, originally from refugees. political as ago 10 years Canada out speaking country, their in change political the on limitations system’s ruling the against it and – people Iranian the of rights and freedom freedom. their nearly and country their them cost a Feridooni Mr. explains a choice,” had Dalhousie. for specialist support technical had we and danger in were we knew “We leave.” to had We small children. two money no with conditions poor in living enabled Canada to Coming hope. little and easy. wasn’t it but start over, to them hotel cleaned wife my flyers, delivered I a make to determined were We rooms. Mr. children,” our and us for life better English completing After recalls. Feridooni their set they classes, language second a as Dalhousie. at education higher on sights

T Spot theBackstory it’s a bird, it’s a plane

REAL NAME Kurt Sampson SECRET IDENTITY Action junkie BY DAY Senior software developer and analyst for Information Technology Services (ITS) EDUCATION Computer Science ’02, MBA ’08, part-time LLB studies MOTTO Always push the limits, because if you never fail, you will never succeed. QUOTE “The power striders – it feels like Bambi on ice when you first put them on.” PASSIONS Sports, thrill-seeking, his fiancé, who was his frosh leader at Dal 11 years ago. POWERS Speed, superstrength, elasticity, anti-gravity. Can leap over tall people with his power striders, aka ‘crazy legs.’ ABILITIES Surf kayaking, snow boarding, mad computer skillz, motorcycle racing. CURRENT MISSIONS Sky-diving and marriage HOMETOWN Cape Breton “wannabe” (Havre Boucher, N.S.) ACHIEVEMENTS Annual volunteer for Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s 24-hour relay, dedicated to “enhancing the quality of life, self-esteem and self-determination of Canadians with disabilities.” Winner of their 24 hour ‘survivor’ competition, involving eating competitions (mmm, cat food) and physical challenges (blind-folded leapfrog).

HIS ADVICE “I always live my life 40 with a theme of balance – work, school, community, family, friends, and myself – you’ve

MA G AZ I N E got to allocate a little time to | all of those.”

OUR ADVICE Don’t try this at home. DAL H OU SIE Research: Emily Duncan Photo: Bruce Bottomley Bottomley Bruce Photo: Photo: Bruce Bottomley teach you? lifeWhat will

or e-mail or e-mail Call us at security to continue living the life you dreamed offor them, no matter what. With your Alumni Term LifeInsurance plan,you may give your loved ones the financial Whatever life brings, make sure the people who count on you will be well taken care of. The needfor life insurance is oneoflife’s mostimportantlessons. Alumni TermlifeinsurAnce manulife.com/dalhousiemag [email protected] 1 888913-6333 Underwritten byTheManufacturers LifeInsuranceCompany