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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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Staff
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
This year, the university honours a former Nova Scotia Premier, a humanitarian expanding the boundaries of occupational health, an international leader protecting and sharing the cultural heritage of Canada, a champion for mental health and a mathematician who shares the beauty of math to a wide audience in unique ways.
Michele Charlton
Monday, June 21, 2021
Marciel Gaier, co-founder and CTO of Graphite Innovation and Technologies (GIT), is one of five winners of this year’s Mitacs Entrepreneur Award — a prestigious award recognizing individuals for their efforts in turning research into an innovative business that impacts the lives of Canadians.
Stefanie Wilson
Monday, June 21, 2021
On Thursday, Dal hosts hosts the next panel in the Speak Truth to Power series titled They found us and we are coming home: The truth about residential schools.
Jason Bremner
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Regular testing is an important part of stopping the spread of COVID-19 and keeping one another safe, which is why ĢAV has launched its own on-campus testing clinic — one of the many layers of protection in the university's safety plan.
Michele Charlton and Wanda Colley
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
New federal funding for Imhotep's Legacy Academy, a university-community partnership that encourages participation in STEM professions by African Nova Scotia youth, will allow the group to continue offering hands-on after-school science activities — and extend those programs to Francophone students as well.