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Award鈥憌inning student essay asks what fractures community 鈥 and why showing up can help build it

Award鈥憌inning student essay asks what fractures community 鈥 and why showing up can help build it

Mia Mackenzie, a Master of Social Work student, earned top honours in Dal鈥檚 Glovin Award for an essay urging people to resist division by showing up and staying accountable to community.  Read more.

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As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem鈥憇olving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
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Stephanie Rogers
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Faculty of Agriculture undergrad Kangxu He's passion for environmental engineering research stems from a desire to help improve conditions in her Chinese hometown.
Stephanie Rogers
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Hanna Wadlegger traded Canada's west coast for east to explore her love of animal agriculture at Dal and ended up discovering a passion for loggersports as well.
Staff
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Kenneth Conrad
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Clinical psychology PhD candidate Karen Tang uses social media to stay connected with the academic community and find out about awards and scholarships, one of which she received this spring.
Lauren Phillips
Thursday, May 4, 2023
A group of Indigenous students from 海角社区app have embarked on a two-week study tour of New Zealand that will transport them deep into the country's rich M膩ori history and culture.