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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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Wednesday, May 10, 2017
±«Óătv's Agricultural Campus, a longtime sponsor of Nova Scotia's Reach for the Top competition, hosted this year's showdown late last month, welcoming high school students from across the province.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Dr. Patrick McGrath and Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie are among the 2017 recipients of the Governor General’s Innovation Award, celebrating their work with the Strongest Families Institute — an organization that has helped more than 12,000 families and counting across the country.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
±«Óătv's new Community Report — titled "Look What We Can Do Together" — celebrates the possibilities of partnership, profiling how the university and its cross-sector partners are helping build a stronger future for our region, country and planet.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
±«Óătv will put diversity and inclusion front-and-centre during its 200th anniversary year in 2018 with a series of public forums, days of action and more.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Architecture student Jennifer Kinnunen is part of an international team whose idea for refugee-led "food buses" was one of five finalists in the global What Design Can Do 2016 Refugee Challenge.