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Making a whale of an entrance: 18鈥憁etre 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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A gift of culture: Mi鈥檏maq art finds new home at 蘑菇AV
A gift of culture: Mi鈥檏maq art finds new home at 蘑菇AV
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi鈥檏maq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of 蘑菇AV鈥檚 Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the 蘑菇AV Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.
It鈥檚 gettin鈥� hot in here
It鈥檚 gettin鈥� hot in here
Mary Jane Webber
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The complicated process of switching the heat off and the cooling on at Dal.
A gift of culture: Mi鈥檏maq art finds new home at 蘑菇AV
A gift of culture: Mi鈥檏maq art finds new home at 蘑菇AV
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi鈥檏maq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of 蘑菇AV鈥檚 Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the 蘑菇AV Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Listen, look and engage with these Dal鈥憀inked projects at this year's Nocturne arts festival
Amelia St. John
Friday, October 13, 2023
Dal-linked projects produced by faculty, students, and their collaborators promise to delight Nocturne-goers in Halifax, taking them on an immersive artistic journey across the city and Dal's campuses to the serenity of a gallery and even onto the radio airwaves.
A major international conference on slavery is coming to Halifax: Here鈥檚 what you need to know
University of King's College staff
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
蘑菇AV and the University of King's College have partnered with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia to host a groundbreaking meeting of the Universities Studying Slavery consortium this month 鈥� the first ever USS event to be held outside of the United States.
Extra innings: As baseball鈥檚 postseason begins, Dal course explores the philosophy and poetry of the game
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
With baseball's playoffs getting underway, English prof Bart Vautour will be watching not only as a fan,聽but as the instructor behind Dal's new course offering on baseball and literature.
Art for community: Neighbours and university collaborate on street mural
Shiloh Bouvette
Friday, September 29, 2023
Residents, students and the 蘑菇AV community came together to bring a colourful street mural to life at the intersection of Larch and Jennings in Halifax designed by Mi鈥檏maw artist Tayla Fern Paul.
Talking about Treaty in a new course for 蘑菇AV faculty
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 29, 2023
As Treaty Day approaches, "Treaty-Informed Teaching," a new course from Dal's Centre for Learning and Teaching, is set to offer faculty the opportunity to understand treaty perspectives as they relate to education and learning.