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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the ĢAV 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 members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s ĢAV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. 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’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the ĢAV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s 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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Monday, January 9, 2023
Dal-trained family physician Dr. Leah Jones hopes to create a supportive, welcoming environment for Black students to work and learn.
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The Carol Sing, a much-loved Dal holiday tradition, returned this week after a two-year hiatus — delivering a big dose of festive cheer and yummy treats as yet another eventful year on campus draws to a close.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Discovery, community and celebration — oh my, 2022 was indeed quite a year. Take a look back at 35 of Dal News' top stories of impact, insight and achievement from across the past year.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Supported by alumni, friends, faculty and staff, ĢAV led an effort that raised more than $70,000 to ensure that student nutritional needs are met through the ĢAV Student Union Food Bank and the ĢAV Agricultural Campus Food Pantry.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Each year, in honour of the women killed at École Polytechnique in 1989, ĢAV’s Women in Engineering Society hosts a memorial to commemorate the victims and showcase the resiliency of women in our society.