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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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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.
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.
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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Friday, February 15, 2019
It's the culmination of months of practice and, in many cases, years of training — which makes the Fountain School's annual Concerto Night truly a special concert.
Friday, February 15, 2019
At no cost other than their time, Cultiv8 — based at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture — offers students exposure to innovation through a variety of avenues.
Friday, February 15, 2019
As part of African Heritage Month celebrations, ±«Óătv’s Black Student Advising Centre invited the Honourable Canadian Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard — a former faculty member in the School of Social Work — for a discussion on her experiences as a Black female leader.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Dal ESL teacher Tracy Franz’s memoir "My Year of Dirt and Water," which documents her experiences living and teaching in Japan, has earned raves from the New York Times, the Literary Review and elsewhere.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Dal grad student Nicole Bell and two colleagues in the Civil and Resource Engineering department held a youth science workshop in Baker Lake, Nunavut last November, using fun experiments and activities as way to introduce Inuit youth to concepts such as water purification, water quality, DNA extraction and biodiversity.