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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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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.
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.
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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Monday, October 24, 2022
As COVID-19 transitions from a pandemic to an endemic, apocalyptic science-fiction and zombie movies contain examples of how to adjust to the new normal, writes Krista Collier-Jarvis.
Friday, October 14, 2022
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ held its first Milestones Tea ceremony in years late last month to honour the contributions of more than 60 faculty and staff who reached 25, 35 or 45 years of service to the university in 2020.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
This year's ranking places Dal at 301-350 out of a pool of 1,799 global universities.
Friday, October 7, 2022
The new Tze/Chiang Paediatric and Adult Special Needs Clinic in the Faculty of Dentistry was made possible through a $1-million gift from alumna Dr. Theresa Chiang (BSc’61, DDS’65) in memory of her late husband, paediatric physician Dr. Wah Jun Tze (MD’65).
Friday, October 7, 2022
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ advanced into seventh place in Maclean’s ranking of Canada’s best Medical Doctoral universities — an improvement over its eighth place ranking last year and enough to move it into the top half of its competitive category.