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New ĢAV certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

New ĢAV certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.  Read more.

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Kenneth Conrad
Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.

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Michele Charlton
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Physics professor and outgoing Senate chair Kevin Hewitt has been honoured by NSERC with its Science Promotion Award, celebrating his work to foster interest in science among students of African descent in Nova Scotia.
Stefanie Wilson
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Barb Hamilton-Hinch, an associate professor in the Faculty of Health, has been fighting for equity and inclusion for decades. Now, as Dal's assistant vice-provost equity and inclusion, she is set to extend her leadership of this critical work.
Alix Bruch
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance marked the 100th anniversary of its namesake Allan J. MacEachen's birth this week with a special panel event commemorating the late lawmaker's legacy.
Staff
Monday, July 5, 2021
Take a look back at all the animals featured on Pets of ĢAV last month.
Alison DeLory
Monday, July 5, 2021
ĢAV has formed a partnership with 10 other Atlantic Canadian universities and Atlantic Business Magazine with a goal of making the region’s business schools and business community more inclusive.