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Making a whale of an entrance: 18‑metre blue whale skeleton installed at Dal

Suspended from ceiling of the Steele Ocean Sciences Building is the skeleton of an adult blue whale found washed up in Nova Scotia. The new installation is the centrepiece of the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to protect our ocean and its inhabitants.  Read more.

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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.
Mary Jane Webber
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The complicated process of switching the heat off and the cooling on at Dal.
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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Emily MacKinnon
Friday, January 5, 2024
Governor General Mary Simon announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada in late December — a list of esteemed individuals that includes four people with strong Ä¢¹½AV connections.
Letitia Meynell
Thursday, January 4, 2024
We need to contemplate wokeness so as to avoid polarizing polemics and to increase mutual understanding, writes Dal's Letitia Meynell.
Words by Matt Reeder, with photos by Nick Pearce
Thursday, December 21, 2023
'Tis the season for caroling, and all through the Ä¢¹½AV Arts Centre on Tuesday, members of the university community could be heard belting it out with festive feeling and cheer.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Outstanding students, a new president, award-winning research, incredible community contributions — take a look back at our biggest stories from the past year.
Alison Auld
Monday, December 18, 2023
Researchers at Ä¢¹½AV and the University of Oxford examined how refugees were received in Canada and the UK, finding low reception rates in both countries and limited pathways for settlement.