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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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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.
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.
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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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Prof. Susan Holmes and Dr. David Westwood were recognized by colleagues this week for their unique and extraordinary leadership in the university's top academic governing body.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Isaac MacDonald Memorial Bursary for Students with Dyslexia will provide a way for students to gain access to funding for psychoeducational assessments.
Monday, May 13, 2024
The legacy of business magnate Arthur Irving, the chairman emeritus of Irving Oil, will live on at Ä¢¹½AV, especially through the Irving Oil Auditorium and through his support of Dal Engineering students.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Take a walk around Dal's Studley Quad in early May, and you'll be treated to one of the campus's most pleasing — if short-lived — visual treats: the magnolia tree in full bloom.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Canada’s largest university-based ocean research facility marks its 50th anniversary with a family friendly open house event on May 11. There'll be touch tanks, ocean glider demos, tours, face painting and more.