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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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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.
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.
Friday, May 29, 2026
New updates added daily throughout Ä¢¹½AV's Spring Convocation 2026.
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Friday, March 18, 2016
With course registration for returning students starting Monday, we take a quick look at the changes to the academic dates approved for this upcoming year, including a fall study break and the end-of-term "lieu day" in the schedule.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Hosted this past weekend by the School of Health and Human Performance Graduate Society, Dal Crossroads is an adjudicated and peer-reviewed event that allows students of all levels from across Canada to share health-related research.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
PhD student Ubong Peters (Biomedical Engineering) took home first prize at Dal's Three-Minute Thesis finals, competing against nine other finalists to succinctly summarize their research in rapid-fire presentations.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Inspired by an Entomology class on Dal's Agricultural Campus, Environmental Science student Sawyer Olmstead has taken his passion for bees from the lab to the farm.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Ä¢¹½AV launches a university-wide mental wellness initiative, aimed at building a positive mental health environment for faculty, staff and students.