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New ±«Óătv certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

New ±«Óătv certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.  Read more.

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Growing community: New Halifax pollinator garden part of Dal group’s efforts to counter eco‑anxiety
Growing community: New Halifax pollinator garden part of Dal group’s efforts to counter eco‑anxiety
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Opening the farm gates: Community Day discovery at the Faculty of Agriculture
Opening the farm gates: Community Day discovery at the Faculty of Agriculture
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Celebrations in “Order” for Nova Scotian honourees
Celebrations in “Order” for Nova Scotian honourees
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.

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Rooted in community: ±«Óătv innovators celebrated for their impact in Nova Scotia and beyond at Discovery Awards
Andrew Riley
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Last night’s 20th annual Discovery Awards, co-presented by ±«Óătv, was a moment to celebrate university innovators who are inspiring the next generation of Nova Scotian scientists.
Viola Desmond Legacy Lecture: 5 things you should know about Vivek Shraya
Matt Reeder
Monday, November 14, 2022
Cross-boundary artist Vivek Shraya delivered Dal's third Viola Desmond Legacy Lecture this week. Learn more about the influential change maker and watch her full talk now.
Civil rights icons reflect on transformative journeys for racial justice
Jacob Glover
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Nearly 700 people joined ±«Óătv's Restorative Lab and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia late last month to hear Angela Davis, Margaret Burnham, and Fania Davis discuss their lifelong pursuit of racial justice.
Second World War top gun reinvented himself as Dal‑trained doctor
Alison DeLory
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Fighter pilot George Hill (MD’50) was a hero at Dieppe and dubbed "Nova Scotia's ace of aces." A three-time Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, he also survived near-starvation as a prisoner of war before returning home and studying medicine at ±«Óătv.
Swell of recognition builds buzz at Dal's 2022 Legacy Awards
Matt Reeder
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Celebration filled the air at the ±«Óătv Arts Centre earlier this week as the university community came together to recognize the recipients of university-wide awards from the past year.