Student Life
All Rhodes lead to home for Medicine student
Sierra Sparks, Ä¢¹½AV’s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, graduated from Oxford University in 2025 and is now in her first year of medical school at Ä¢¹½AV. Her story highlights the importance of persistence and representation. Read more.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Ä¢¹½AV’s new Student Accommodation Policy sets in motion a shift away from reactive fixes to more proactive, inclusive design that helps ensure accessibility is built into classrooms, resources, and processes for a truly student-centered experience.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Ä¢¹½AV Art Gallery's milestone exhibition spotlights hidden campus creators, blending diverse media and personal stories in a luminous celebration of art, identity, and belonging. Open until Dec. 21.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
From varsity swimming to ocean-tech entrepreneurship, Isaac Bahler’s path to Oxford reflects a passion for turning climate research into real-world solutions.
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Thursday, November 23, 2023
New Ä¢¹½AV Killam scholars and existing research chairs were celebrated at an event on campus last month.
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Through hard work and perseverance, Medical Sciences student Diana Adamo has overcome substantial challenges in her own family life to carve a path forward to academic success and community impact.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Applying to Ä¢¹½AV got easier this fall with the debut of a new online application portal that empowers the university to better support prospective students during the process with a more intuitive interface, targeted outreach, better communications, reduced service times, and more.
Friday, November 10, 2023
Anagha Pradeep Kumar and HariChandana Valisakkagari met during undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Agriculture. Now, they are both pursuing their masters and are the organizers of a sold-out Diwali event happening tonight (Nov.10) in Truro.
Friday, November 3, 2023
The Faculty of Computer Science unveiled its new space in downtown Halifax last month, a state-of-the-art venue intended to meet the needs of one of Dal's fastest-growing Faculties.