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Song of remembrance: Dal professor pens tune about sacrifice, loss, and legacy

Song of remembrance: Dal professor pens tune about sacrifice, loss, and legacy

"Pebble," written by Dr. Jason Brown of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, explores themes of loss, the echoes of war, and the fragility of memory.  Read more.

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Rhys Healy and Eva Carmichael
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp and community partners hosted Waters Flowing Together in Iona, Cape Breton last month —a three-day celebration blending Indigenous knowledge, ocean science, music, and culture on Bras d'Or Lake.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, October 31, 2025
College Royal was another incredible success, bringing together students, staff, and faculty in a celebration of agricultural tradition, hands-on learning, and community.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Everybody, the sold-out DalTheatre production running from Wednesday to Saturday this week, invites audiences on an unpredictable journey through life, death, and meaning.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
This year, as we remember those who fell during wartime, we share the story of Glenn Stephens Ells — a former student of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (now the Faculty of Agriculture) who served on the frontlines in the First World War.
Kelly Taylor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp's 2021 Your Voice survey, launching next week, will allow employees to provide confidential feedback to help advance Dal as a great place to work.
Stephen Abbott
Friday, November 5, 2021
Imhotep's Legacy Academy launched a new initiative this fall in classrooms across Nova Scotia that uses science education to counter vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 misinformation among youth in African Nova Scotian communities.
Matt Reeder and Becca Rawcliffe
Monday, November 1, 2021
With support from the provincial government, º£½ÇÉçÇøapp is increasing its talent pipeline, research output and strategic partnerships to help meet the growing need for digital talent and expertise here in Nova Scotia.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, October 29, 2021
Strange sounds, unexplained happenings and a woman in a blue dress who appears and disappears at whim — just spooky stories, or is º£½ÇÉçÇøapp's oldest student residence actually haunted? A closer look at the university’s most famous piece of frightening folklore.