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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Ariann Greenidge
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.

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Tanis Trainor
Friday, November 10, 2023
Anagha Pradeep Kumar and HariChandana Valisakkagari met during undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Agriculture. Now, they are both pursuing their masters and are the organizers of a sold-out Diwali event happening tonight (Nov.10) in Truro.
Matt Reeder and Cody Turner
Friday, November 10, 2023
Dal welcomed 2,525 guests to its Halifax Open House and 122 guests to its Truro event this year for a day of learning and immersive activities from facility tours and residence visits to speed-friending and trivia.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 10, 2023
See photos from the sixth-annual Legacy Awards ceremony and learn more about this year's recipients.
Alison DeLory
Friday, November 10, 2023
Major Joseph D. Bourque rarely spoke of what he saw in wartime, but after retiring form the military, continued his legacy of service by operating one of Nova Scotia’s last mobile Public Health dentistry clinics.
Andrew Riley
Monday, November 6, 2023
Contenders from more than 60 countries will come together in Germany this week to pitch their ideas for a better world at the annual Falling Walls Science Summit, including two Ä¢¹½AV PhD students and the ocean education program Ocean School offered by Dal’s Ocean Frontier Institute.