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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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Stephanie Brown
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
As JJ Wilson completes one degree, he's set to start another at Dal as he continues in his quest to help make a change for people who are heavily oppressed by systemic and institutional racism.
Emily Thompson
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Faculty of Science graduate Graeme Wach ran 53 kilometres in 24 hours to raise donations for victims of Nova Scotia’s mass shootings.
Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Even though Katherine Strynatka is nearing the end of her own time at Dal, she's still eager to help her peers — which is why she's teamed up with the Faculty of Graduate Studies to launch a new virtual chat series to keep grad students connected and engaged during the current pandemic. The first #gradchat launches Monday, June 8.
Stephanie Brown
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Pharmacy grad Chandni Sehgal reflects on what she learned and what she'll miss about her Dal family as she moves into the working world.
Caitlyn MacDonald
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Qendresa Sahiti, a fourth-year Neuroscience student originally from Kosovo, has earned one of Canada's highest student honours: the 3M National Student Fellowship. As she looks ahead to pursuits in medicine, she's more committed than ever to helping others and staying curious about the world around her.