Easy livin' at Dalhousie

By Bob Grant

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Dalhousie University maintains a vigorous research atmosphere, but that's just one of the facets that put it at the top of this year's list of best international institutions to work. Researchers at this Canadian university, which also came in first internationally in 2003, say that being situated in the idyllic seaside town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a major benefit of working there. Even with its small-town atmosphere and easy going pace, Dalhousie is growing.

John Gosse, a geochronologist at Dalhousie, says that while the university is developing by constructing new buildings, mostly for the professional schools, its research office ...