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Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour

Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour

This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.  Read more.

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Ryan Shields and Meredith Murray
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
See how this year’s top co‑op students turned professional opportunities into impressive results, earning ±«Óătv’s highest honour for work‑integrated learning.
Jeffrey Lawton
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dal’s 15th annual Impact Awards brought students, faculty, and staff together to celebrate remarkable contributions in community service, student life, leadership, and society involvement across every corner of campus.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Jason Bremner
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Dr. Stephen Miller, the Faculty of Medicine’s recently appointed Director of Simulation, plans on bringing simulation to the forefront of the medical education continuum in the Maritimes. From undergraduate medical education to continuing professional development, he sees a clear need.
Fallon Bourgeois
Monday, November 25, 2019
Thanks to the David and Faye Sobey Agricultural Undergraduate Research Award, Janessa Rathgeber was able to have a summer research experience that pushed her studies forward.
Theresa Salah
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Co-hosted by several different Dal labs and sandbox spaces, ±«Óătv took part in the International NASA Space Apps Challenge last month, bringing together students and alumni across disciplines to tackle out-of-this-world challenges.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 1, 2019
International students at Dal will soon have another avenue for honing their career-building skills and gaining valuable work experience through a new pilot program launching early next year.
Marlo MacKay
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Developed by data librarian Julie Marcoux, Zombool is a video game that trains students and others to wield an unlikely weapon in a zombie apocalypse: online search skills.