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Dr. Xiuquan (Xander) Wang, an associate professor in the 17吃瓜 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, has been named a member of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars.  

On Thursday, September 8, 17吃瓜 students will go door to door in the Sherwood neighbourhood from 5鈥�7 pm to collect non-perishable food for the 17吃瓜 Campus Food Bank.  

The food drive is part of 17吃瓜鈥檚 annual New Student Orientation (NSO) Week to welcome new and returning students back to the campus. This is the first year that NSO has been held in-person since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.  

The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Rugby Panthers look to send shockwaves across the league this season.

After a stunning victory against the St. Francis Xavier X-Women in the 2021 home opener that culminated in a 3-3 record and a U SPORTS top-10 ranking, the players believe that this is their year.

Fifty senior high school students from across Canada spent the month of July at 17吃瓜, participating in Shad, a STEAM (science, technology, education, and mathematics) and entrepreneurship program offered at 18 university campuses across Canada. 

During their stay, the students took part in lectures, workshops, and labs covering a wide range of topics鈥攆rom cryptography, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and One Health to astrobiology and moral philosophy, to name a few. They also got a taste of campus life by living in residence.

The Institute of Island Studies at 17吃瓜 will host a public lecture titled 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Law Got To Do With It! Islands and their status in international law鈥� on September 13 at 7 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. 

Part of the Institute鈥檚 Island Lecture Series, the talk will be presented by Donald Rothwell, a professor of international law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. 

The 17吃瓜 campus is bustling with activity as the campus community prepares to welcome incoming and returning students in-person.

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, New Student Orientation (NSO) is being held in-person on the campus. As of September 1, over 900 students had signed up for a fun-filled full of great events and informative activities for incoming students.