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Dal Innovation Week welcomes curious minds and big ideas

Dal Innovation Week welcomes curious minds and big ideas

Dal’s Innovation Week returns Sept. 18–25 for its second year with pitch competitions, workshops, campus tours and more on offer for those passionate about exploring new ideas and building fresh connections  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Dal rose 17 spots globally and tied for 11th among Canada's top research universities, experiencing gains in top-tier publications and highly cited researchers indicators.
Alison DeLory
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Senator Donald Oliver (LLB'64, LLD'03) built an extraordinary legacy as a lawyer, lifelong advocate for racial equality, and the first Black man in Canada's Senate, inspiring many in the ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ community and beyond.
Dawn Morrison
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
From Nova Scotia to New Zealand and beyond, Jonathan Drew’s work reminds that caring for people and caring for the planet are not competing goals — but deeply intertwined imperatives.

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Matt Reeder
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Applying to ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ got easier this fall with the debut of a new online application portal that empowers the university to better support prospective students during the process with a more intuitive interface, targeted outreach, better communications, reduced service times, and more.
Solange Richer de Lafleche
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Dr. Ren Thomas, a housing and urban planning expert at Dal, explores the need for innovation and creativity in tackling Nova Scotia's housing crisis.
Josh Boyter
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Dal PhD candidate Joseph Bedard won the prestigious Falling Walls global competition in Berlin, Germany last week for his pitch on using air to create plastics. Read our Q&A with this researcher on the rise.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Wild Atlantic salmon and fish friends cool off in engineered thermal refuges during lengthy trek to spawning grounds in rivers that are becoming warmer and less hospitable to cold-loving species.
Matt Reeder and Cody Turner
Friday, November 10, 2023
Dal welcomed 2,525 guests to its Halifax Open House and 122 guests to its Truro event this year for a day of learning and immersive activities from facility tours and residence visits to speed-friending and trivia.