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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Ariann Greenidge
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.

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Marlo MacKay
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
In the basement of the Sir James Dunn Law Library, behind an unassuming door, is a room on campus like no other: a new escape room that helps law students put their library research skills to the test.
Matt Reeder
Friday, April 26, 2019
Dal and its partners celebrated the grand opening of the new Emera ideaHUB on Sexton Campus this Thursday, a space for young companies and entrepreneurs to develop unique technologies and compete on a global scale.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Launched last fall, the joint online ocean literacy initiative from ±«Óătv University, the Ocean Frontier Institute and the National Film Board of Canada has been nominated for a Webby People’s Voice Award.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, April 11, 2019
A startup from Waterloo that’s creating a unique new technology for the mass storage of renewable energy has packed its bags for Halifax as it seeks to tap into the city’s blossoming battery scene and research going on at ±«Óătv.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
This week, Dal Libraries launches the Chris Hadfield Space Photographs Collection, making ±«Óătv the first institution to share a publically accessible educational project of the Canadian astronaut’s photography from his time aboard the International Space Station. For PhD student Caitlin Cunningham, bringing the collection to life has truly been an out-of-this-world experience.