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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, May 31, 2022
Alec Grabinski found the transition from undergrad studies to dental school challenging, as was leaving his close-knit family in New Jersey — but the community he found at Dal proved to be just the support system he needed.
Monday, May 30, 2022
From her practicum at the Ä¢¹½AV Accent Clinic to an internship with the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Faculty of Health MSc grad Attiya Purificati Fuñe was gifted with new experiences and connections in her journey to becoming a speech pathologist.
Monday, May 30, 2022
After retiring for from a full career in the federal government, Mark Naipaul went back to school to do his BSc is Recreation Management with the goal of supporting the well-being of veterans with PTSD and physical injuries due to their service.
Friday, May 27, 2022
Tobias Gerhard Schminke was one of 13 scholars selected out of 500 applicants to receive the prestigious Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and becomes the third Political Science doctoral student at Dal to receive it in 10 years.
Friday, May 27, 2022
A shared passion for agriculture, animal science and barley rings presented 40 years apart connect a father and daughter together on Golden Meadow Farm in Central Waterville, New Brunswick.