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Meet Ä¢¹½AV's newest high‑performance student leaders

Meet Ä¢¹½AV's newest high‑performance student leaders

Twenty-five students selected to be part of the Ä¢¹½AV Student Leadership Academy will bring big ideas, deep community involvement, and an impressive range of experience to the year ahead.  Read more.

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Kate Rogers and Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Launched in 2022 to expand access for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian students, Dal's Inclusive Pathways to Medical Professions program marks a major milestone this spring with its first graduates. Get to know some of the students shaping what comes next.
Matt Reeder
Friday, June 5, 2026
Learning doesn’t have an age limit. Betty Veinot’s story shows how curiosity and resilience can open doors at any stage of life.
Matt Reeder
Friday, May 29, 2026
New updates added daily throughout Ä¢¹½AV's Spring Convocation 2026.

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Ryan McNutt
Friday, January 27, 2017
After viral hits featuring Peggy's Cove, snow clearing and other distinctly Canadian settings, the Maritime Bhangra Group's newest video takes the dance troupe back to where it all began: Ä¢¹½AV's campus. The video also supports the #ItDoesntHaveToHurt campaign about child pain, led by Dal's Dr. Christine Chambers.
Matt Reeder
Friday, January 27, 2017
For students from China, away from home during Chinese New Year, it's the bonds of friendship that help bring the celebration to life.
Niecole Comeau
Friday, January 27, 2017
Dal Science undergrads brought their research on the benefits of a porcupine’s microbiome to an international synthetic biology research competition.
Scarlett Smith
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Guest writer: Scarlett Smith, fourth-year Nursing student and varsity soccer athlete, is lead of Dal's campus team for the Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Monday, January 23, 2017
History master's student Mercedes Peters is researching the impact of the Indian Act on Mi'kmaq women, linking past legacies with present challenges.