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All Rhodes lead to home for Medicine student

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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Matt Reeder
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.
Ellie Garry-Jones
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.
Matt Reeder
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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Hannah Whaley
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Hannah Whaley, a third-year English and Theatre Studies student, explains some of the many benefits of using the new Dal Mobile app, launched this year to help support student community no matter where you're studying from.
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 4, 2020
Residence life offers students built-in community, all-you-can-eat dining, simplified living expenses, added safety and security, and more. Here's what students can expect from living on-campus this fall.
Emily Thompson
Monday, August 31, 2020
Though travel restrictions will keep him at home in Jordan this fall, Medical Sciences student Laith AlHadeed still feels a deep connection with his Dal community in Halifax.
Jeff Lawton
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Orientation for the fall 2020 semester kicks off this month and, like most events these days, things look a little different this year. Find out more about what the university and the Ä¢¹½AV Student Union have planned for incoming students this fall.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Two former and one current student from the Faculty of Agriculture have been named to the first Canadian Agricultural Youth Council from more than 800 applicants across the country.