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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
Friday, November 15, 2024
There are no shortage of opportunities this year at Ä¢¹½AV for people looking to help tackle challenges facing local communities, such as food insecurity. Learn how you can contribute.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 8, 2024
George Stairs set a new academic record for marks when he was a student at Ä¢¹½AV. Just a few years later, he perished serving in the First World War — a story of sacrifice captured in compelling fashion in a newspaper found in a trench on the frontlines.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 8, 2024
A record number of prospective students and their supporters got up close and personal with Ä¢¹½AV last weekend at the fall Open House event in Halifax.
Wyatt Carling
Friday, November 8, 2024
Remembrance Day hits home in a deep way for these Ä¢¹½AV students who also serve as reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Tanis Trainor
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Players and Coach Tye share their excitement about this year’s championship hosted at Ä¢¹½AV for just the second time in program history.