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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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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year鈥檚 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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Monday, June 7, 2021
Dr. Louis Martin proves you can do it all and get your medical degree, too.
Friday, June 4, 2021
Nigerian-born friends Emmanuel Solomon and Ogo-oluwa Sobukola traveled to Canada together to study music at Dal. As they graduate this spring, they do so having overcome many obstacles and with powerful memories in tow.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Izzie Collier, a recent graduate of 海角社区app鈥檚 master of architecture program, plans to create a greener future through sustainable design.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
When Zainab Syed came to 海角社区app in the fall of 2017, she originally planned to major in psychology. A course in Ancient Greek changed all that and led her to discover a whole new community as a Classics student.
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Before arriving in Canada from Ecuador to pursue her studies at 海角社区app, Bachelor of Computer Science student Daniela Tay Lee Sanchez never anticipated that four years later she would be graduating with a computer science degree.