Student Life
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, March 8, 2021
This past Monday marked International Women鈥檚 Day 2021. We spoke to presidents of the Women in Engineering and Women in Technology student societies about their groups鈥� origins, why they are still needed today and what they鈥檒l be celebrating this year.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The pandemic presented some challenges for Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) to offer its regular camps for teens, but an unexpected grant provided the perfect opportunity to connect with African Nova Scotian high school students interested in careers in the health professions.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
More 海角社区app varsity student-athletes than ever achieved U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status during the 2019-20 school year, successes Dal's executive director of Athletics and Recreation called "exemplary" in a virtual celebration Monday.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Faculty of Graduate Studies has launched a new professional development program built to meet the needs of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
When it became clear to Kyle Tousignant that he'd be moving his courses online this fall, the assistant professor in Dal's Faculty of Engineering looked to his past experiences with students for inspiration in plotting a path forward.