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Rising above the flood

Rising above the flood

A 2023 flood devastated ±«Óãtv’s medical research hub. Two years later, labs reopen, revealing a powerful story of recovery, innovation, and community strength.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Friday, July 4, 2025
A partnership with a nearby community school tapped into children's creativity to ensure the new medical sciences building feel inviting once it opens later this year.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, June 27, 2025
A ±«Óãtv-led garden program at a Nova Scotia women’s prison is helping inmates build skills, confidence, and community while growing food and hope. The initiative has been renewed for three more years.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of ±«Óãtv’s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the ±«Óãtv Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Matt Reeder
Friday, September 29, 2023
As Treaty Day approaches, "Treaty-Informed Teaching," a new course from Dal's Centre for Learning and Teaching, is set to offer faculty the opportunity to understand treaty perspectives as they relate to education and learning.
Theresa Rajack-Talley and Catherine Martin
Friday, September 29, 2023
This weekend is an extremely important one here at ±«Óãtv and in Mi'kma'ki. With the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day, Treaty Day and the launch of Mi’kmaq History Month, is a time for honouring and learning from the past as we reflect on our commitments and responsibilities now and into the future.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Thursday, September 28, 2023
The portrait of Mi’kmaw editor, author and activist Elder Daniel Paul, painted by the acclaimed Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy, now hangs in the Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building at ±«Óãtv.
Kiran Banerjee and Jamie Levin
Friday, September 22, 2023
The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians, write Kiran Banerjee and Jamie Levin..
Emily MacKinnon
Friday, September 22, 2023
Douglas will lean into his talent of ‘going where the guest leads’ as moderator of this year’s lecture focused on democracies and climate change.