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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, November 9, 2021
Funded in part by Ä¢¹½AV's Strategic Initiatives fund, the program is designed to provide support for the advancement of female assistant coaches through coach and peer development.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
With the goal of helping prospective doctoral students choose a supervisor who will be a good fit, a group of Biology PhD students jointly wrote an article for an open-access journal — racking up an impressive 17,000+ views to date.
Friday, October 22, 2021
Rebecca Apperley-Ryan moved to Nova Scotia from B.C. in the summer of 2010 with no plans to stay. Eleven years later she is on her way to becoming a teacher with son, Everett, by her side.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
MIM grad Emily Speight finds workplace focus alongside her new designation.
Friday, October 15, 2021
Nearly 25,000 asymptomatic rapid tests have been administered or distributed on campus since the start of September — with Dal students, faculty and staff showing up in big numbers to do their part to help keep one another safe.