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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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Tanis Trainor, photos by Danny Abriel
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Members of the Dal community gathered this week to honour the legacy and future of Black creativity and art. The flagship event featured a keynote from the director and curator of the Dal Art Gallery and awards celebrating faculty, staff and students.
Anastasiia Merkureva
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Niran Foster (BSc Agr’19) shares his journey from student to entrepreneur, selling produce from his business CNF Family Farms at the Truro Famers’ Market every summer, and how he hopes to cultivate a stronger agricultural industry.
Jocelyn Adams Moss
Thursday, February 6, 2025
The 2025 Science As Art calendar takes you on a journey through mesmerizing natural phenomena to intricate wildlife and rugged landscapes.
Staff
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Early February can be a slog. It's a little less so if you work or study at Ä¢¹½AV thanks to a man by the name of George Munro.
Penney Miller
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Indigenous community in Halifax will have more access to culturally-safe mental health care thanks to a new collaboration with the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society – Wije’winen Health Centre.