Section E
Location Profiles
Dalhousie University
1236 Henry Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5
Tel: (902) 494-2450, Fax: (902) 494-1630
The University
One of Canada's leading universities, Dalhousie is widely recognized for outstanding academic quality and teaching, and a broad range of educational and research opportunities. Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1818, Dalhousie attracts students from around the world. They inspire students, faculty, staff, and graduates to make significant contributions to the Atlantic region, Canada, and the world. With 11 faculties and more than 3,600 courses in 180 areas of study, Dalhousie offers students a wealth of choice and flexible degree programs.
The historic, tree-lined campus of Dalhousie combines the welcoming atmosphere of Canada's east coast with the international prestige of a big-name school. Located in the south end of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s east coast, Dalhousie occupies more than 79 acres of attractive grounds surrounded by a primarily residential area. The university also offers close proximity to major teaching hospitals, provincial and federal research laboratories, and the provincial archives. Dal also boasts an extensive system of libraries, a sophisticated computing infrastructure, and major recreation facilities.
The caliber of Dalhousie's faculty is the key to their reputation as an academic leader. As Atlantic Canada’s leading research university, Dalhousie attracts more than $100-million in research grants and awards annually. Faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized for their achievement, research and teaching. According to a survey conducted by The Scientist magazine, Dalhousie was named the best non-commercial scientific institute in which to work in Canada. The Scientist, a prestigious American-based science magazine, surveyed 1,623 tenured or tenure-track life scientists working in academia or other non-commercial research organizations.
Dalhousie is home to more Canada Research Chairs (45), than any other university in the region. Chairholders advance the frontiers of knowledge in their fields, not only through their own work, but also by teaching and supervising students and coordinating the work of other researchers. Research ranges from fundamental philosophical questioning concerning the development of new health technologies to lab research on proteins in nerve cells to understand and advance nervous system repair.
Dalhousie is one of North America's most dynamic university communities.
About Halifax: Facts and Figures
Dalhousie is located in the heart of Halifax, a lively coastal city of 360,000, for almost 200 years. Halifax is Canada’s largest city east of Montreal, and is situated on the world’s second largest natural harbour. Halifax was the site of the first British town in Canada, founded in 1749. Since then, the area has evolved to be home for a diverse mix of people. Charming fishing villages and farming communities can be found all along the Atlantic Coast. Nature has blessed this area with sandy beaches, rugged shorelines, and colorful gardens.
In the heart of the downtown there are art galleries, museums, historic sites and churches, shopping, sidewalk cafés and friendly nightclubs. Lively pubs and entertainment, spectacular shows, first class sporting events, live theatre on both sides of the harbour, and scrumptious dining are all a part of the Halifax experience. Throughout the year there are music festivals, live theatre, outdoor concerts, symphony performances and good old fashioned Celtic ceilidhs. Not far from the downtown, nearby coastal communities offer hiking, camping, and bird watching.
Employment
Halifax unemployment rate (October 2007) 5.5%
Main language spoken in homes
English: 92.3%, French: 2.86%, Both: 2.85%, Other: 4.56%
Largest minority language groups
Chinese, Arabic, Greek, Polish, Italian, Urdu
Aboriginal population
3,525 (0.98% of the urban population)
Family and housing
Avg monthly rent for a 2-bedroom (2005) $762
Avg residential house price (2006) $210,255
Climate
Avg January temperature (°C) –5
Avg July temperature (°C) 18
Avg annual “snow” (cm) 152
Avg annual “rain” (mm) 1356
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