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Impact Awards spotlight Dal’s vibrant culture of student achievement
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. Read more.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A new Classics course is helping students — many headed for health professions — understand complex clinical vocabulary by learning the Greek and Latin roots that have shaped the language of medicine for centuries.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Fashion Revival, a show by the Dal Students for Ethical Fashion, encouraged reflection on fashion and its life cycle through six powerful scenes.
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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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
With the goal of helping prospective doctoral students choose a supervisor who will be a good fit, a group of Biology PhD students jointly wrote an article for an open-access journal — racking up an impressive 17,000+ views to date.
Friday, October 22, 2021
Rebecca Apperley-Ryan moved to Nova Scotia from B.C. in the summer of 2010 with no plans to stay. Eleven years later she is on her way to becoming a teacher with son, Everett, by her side.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
MIM grad Emily Speight finds workplace focus alongside her new designation.
Friday, October 15, 2021
Nearly 25,000 asymptomatic rapid tests have been administered or distributed on campus since the start of September — with Dal students, faculty and staff showing up in big numbers to do their part to help keep one another safe.
Friday, October 15, 2021
Holly Dickinson's decision to dive back into academia at Dal to pursue her passion for women's history had a lot to do with her desire to understand the present.