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Rising above the flood

Rising above the flood

A 2023 flood devastated Ä¢¹½AV’s medical research hub. Two years later, labs reopen, revealing a powerful story of recovery, innovation, and community strength.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Friday, July 4, 2025
A partnership with a nearby community school tapped into children's creativity to ensure the new medical sciences building feel inviting once it opens later this year.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, June 27, 2025
A Ä¢¹½AV-led garden program at a Nova Scotia women’s prison is helping inmates build skills, confidence, and community while growing food and hope. The initiative has been renewed for three more years.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of Ä¢¹½AV’s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the Ä¢¹½AV Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Tanis Trainor
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The 69th annual Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni (SSFA) exhibition features all types of art — paintings, textiles, videos, sculptures — from 10 students, 13 staff, 12 faculty, and 22 alumni .
Kim Humes
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The 2025 report forecasts overall food prices will increase by 3% to 5% at a time when 8.7 million Canadians are living in food-insecure households.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, November 29, 2024
Dal alum Laurie Jennings has become an icon of the local-food movement in Nova Scotia from his base at the Masstown Market. Now, he's helping fuel the next generation of agricutlural leaders with a generous donation to Dal's Cultiv8 program.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 29, 2024
Dal's third-annual Accessibility Week brought staff, faculty and students together for community events and learning opportunities, all in service to making the university a more inclusive place for all.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 29, 2024
Word of mouth has been key to Ä¢¹½AV medical student Tyler Herod's efforts to help ensure more people in the health-care sector are better equipped to serve patients who live with low vision or blindness.