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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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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.
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.
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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Thursday, July 5, 2018
Before she heads off for her master's studies, Neuroscience grad Delainey Wescott has big summer plans — continuing her lab research, her mental health advocacy and discovering more of Halifax and Nova Scotia.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Biomedical Engineering doctoral student Kerry Costello does more than just study osteoarthritis — she shares that research with the world as a podcast host.
Monday, June 25, 2018
Cal DeWolfe has gone from the cross-country course to the courtroom as he studies Law with an eye towards practising in Atlantic Canada. For the former Philosophy grad, it's an unexpected but exciting path.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Law grad Malian Levi — this year's recipient of the Donald Marshall Jr. Memorial Award — wasn’t sure if law school was the right place for her. But thanks to the Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq initiative and her own drive and determination, she’s now setting out to improve the experience of Indigenous peoples in the justice system.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
For the second year in a row, ShiftKey Labs — the Dal-hosted innovation sandbox in the Goldberg Computer Science Building — co-designed and delivered a province-wide bootcamp for budding entrepreneurs: the Creativity and Innovation Bootcamp.