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All Rhodes lead to home for Medicine student

All Rhodes lead to home for Medicine student

Sierra Sparks, ±«Óãtv’s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, graduated from Oxford University in 2025 and is now in her first year of medical school at ±«Óãtv. Her story highlights the importance of persistence and representation.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
±«Óãtv’s new Student Accommodation Policy sets in motion a shift away from reactive fixes to more proactive, inclusive design that helps ensure accessibility is built into classrooms, resources, and processes for a truly student-centered experience.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
±«Óãtv Art Gallery's milestone exhibition spotlights hidden campus creators, blending diverse media and personal stories in a luminous celebration of art, identity, and belonging. Open until Dec. 21.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
From varsity swimming to ocean-tech entrepreneurship, Isaac Bahler’s path to Oxford reflects a passion for turning climate research into real-world solutions.

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Emma Geldart
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Valedictorian of the Faculty of Agriculture Class of 2018, Plant Science grad Keenan Kavanaugh is ready to return to his family farming business with a whole new arsenal of knowledge tucked into his rolled-up sleeves.
Emma Geldart
Monday, May 7, 2018
The path Haley Matthews took towards studying Engineering at Dal's Agricultural Campus went through the Imhotep's Legacy Academy, a Dal-hosted outreach program. Now, she gives back to that same program as a coach, helping youth of African descent explore the possibilities of science and technology.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Kinesiology student Maya Biderman dove headlong into research, athletics and extracurricular life at Dal, discovering a passion for Indigenous health issues along the way. Now, she’s getting set to begin master’s research with a prestigious Killam Scholarship in hand.
Nari Williams
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Over the past four years, Dal's Islamic Relief Society has raised around $300,000 for a wide variety of causes, both across Canada and around the world.
Molly Marcott
Monday, April 30, 2018
±«Óãtv took its first step toward gender equality in academia when it admitted its first female students in 1881, something Costume Studies students celebrated this year by recreating women’s choice of dress during those early years of change.