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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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Matt Semansky
Friday, January 8, 2016
Informatics students develop a new digital training tool for the Dal-based Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.
Paige Black
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Dal's Impact Ethics group teams with the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia for a series of film screenings and public lectures this January.
Matt Semansky
Friday, December 18, 2015
Several of Dal's Therapeutic Recreation students spend their free time volunteering at The Club, a United Way-funded social and recreational program for persons with varied abilities.
Paige Black
Friday, December 18, 2015
The Dal community, along with family and friends, came together Thursday to partake in one of the university's longstanding musical traditions: the Annual ±«Óătv Carol Sing.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Dr. Cooper, the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, was one of two individuals to receive this year's Dr. Burnley Allan “Rocky” Jones Award.