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Dal course uses ancient languages to decode modern medical terminology
A new Classics course is helping students 鈥� many headed for health professions 鈥斅爑nderstand complex clinical vocabulary by learning the Greek and Latin roots that have shaped the language of medicine for centuries. Read more.
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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.
Friday, March 13, 2026
From guilty鈥憄leasure riffs to improvised arrangements, DalPop鈥檚 musicians explore how vulnerability, collaboration, and creative risk鈥憈aking shape their sound as they prepare for Unwritten: The Music that Wrote Us this weekend.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
A modern history course taught by Dr. Kassandra Luciuk reframes Canada through upheaval, challenging students to confront myths, recognize patterns across decades, and see today鈥檚 political tensions in a sharper, more revealing light.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Members of the Dal community honoured Dal's long-time Black Student Advisor Oluronke Taiwo, who retires this month, at a recent luncheon for Black graduates.
Friday, April 21, 2023
A Global Game Jam held earlier this year revealed just how much pent-up demand there is in the province for opportunities to experiment with video-game development.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Anik Ahmed, a third-year commerce student from Bangladesh, was one of eight students in Atlantic Canada to win the聽Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies this year.
Monday, April 3, 2023
South Sudan-born Yuot Chol Arok has overcome tremendous challenges to pursue his passion for engineering and continues to face challenges and triumphs with quiet resolve and confidence.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Funded by an NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors grant, Faculty of Science undergrad Kailyn Hanke travelled to Manitoba and Saskatchewan to share her post-secondary experience with high schoolers in three largely Indigenous communities.