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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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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Guided by her passions in writing and science, Microbiology & Immunology and Creative Writing student Brittany Graham was announced Monday as one of Canada's 11 Rhodes Scholars for 2015. She becomes the 89th Rhodes Scholar in Ä¢¹½AV's history.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Catherine Giffen is one of six students who was able to spend her most recent co-op term with a local non-profit through Management Career Services' C3 Mentoring Program.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Kai Boggild's co-op experience with Natural Resources Canada took him to the northern-most point on our planet and transformed him into something of a third-generation Arctic explorer.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Ä¢¹½AV researchers are helping lead the new Caring Campus Initiative, funded by Movember Canada, which will provide new data and inform strategies for addressing alcohol and drug misuse among first-year students.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
With the Faculty of Agriculture's annual "Discovery Day" for future students taking place this Friday, we chat with one student, Ontario native Tamara Snook, about fulfilling her dream of working with animals.