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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the 蘑菇AV Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community聽members, scholars,聽performers聽and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of聽It鈥檚 蘑菇AV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now.聽The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts鈥檚 production of聽Macbeth hits the stage in the 蘑菇AV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, June 23, 2023
On International Women in Engineering Day, the new president of 蘑菇AV's undergraduate engineering society opened up about her struggles with burnout and how a group of female peers gave her the strength return to her studies after some time away.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Pollinator walls designed and built by Dal students are being installed on campus during 蘑菇AV Biodiversity Week, promising to attract more bees and other creatures to university grounds.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The Dal community had a chance to discover medicine plants cherished by Indigenous peoples and attend a campus smudging ceremony as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations this year.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
蘑菇AV's Centre for Water Resources Studies has partnered with the Atlantic First Nation Water Authority 鈥� a first-of-its-kind Indigenous water utility 鈥� and Mitacs to train students supporting the mission of safer drinking water and clean wastewater for participating communities.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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