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Impact Awards spotlight Dal’s vibrant culture of student achievement

Impact Awards spotlight Dal’s vibrant culture of student achievement

Dal’s 15th annual Impact Awards brought students, faculty, and staff together to celebrate remarkable contributions in community service, student life, leadership, and society involvement across every corner of campus.  Read more.

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Genevieve MacIntyre
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A new Classics course is helping students — many headed for health professions — understand complex clinical vocabulary by learning the Greek and Latin roots that have shaped the language of medicine for centuries.
Linden Thomas
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Fashion Revival, a show by the Dal Students for Ethical Fashion, encouraged reflection on fashion and its life cycle through six powerful scenes.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Stefanie Wilson
Monday, October 22, 2018
He's a Cadet Instructor Cadre Officer with the Canadian Forces, a volunteer firefighter and a full-time Nursing student. For Joel Misson, it's all part of his quest to make a difference in people's lives.
Stefanie Wilson
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Commerce students Sam Brown and Josh Dias know what it's like to lose your way a bit at university. But thanks to the Refining Your Learning Skills for Academically Dismissed Students program, they’re back in class with a renewed focus.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, October 5, 2018
A generous gift of $250,000 from CIBC, announced last week, has established the CIBC Multicultural Centre in the Student Learning Commons on the ÃÀÅ®×ö°® Agricultural Campus.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, October 4, 2018
First-year students Kayla Thomson of Kentville, N.S. and Anna Minarik of Edmonton are this year's Dal recipients of the Schulich Leader scholarship — one of the top awards of its kind in Canada.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
"My work has always been political," says History master's grad Mercedes Peters, "because my identity is something that’s been politicized." In studying the self-expression of Mi'kmaw women, she strives to find lessons to inform and shape Indigenous stories today.