News Archive
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News, Senior Administration
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Friday, June 22, 2018
Just days after the announcement that he’ll be leaving ±«Óătv in early 2019 to lead the new Quantum Valley Ideas Lab in Waterloo, Dal President Richard Florizone shared his annual year-in-review presentation with the Dal community — offering highlights from the past year from across the university and answering audience questions.
Law, Health Professions, Research, Management, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Medicine
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Friday, June 22, 2018
Get to know the inaugural recipients of the new President's Research Excellence Awards, which celebrate both early-career reseachers and substantial research impact.
Computer Science, Management, Resource and Environmental Studies, Dal 200
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Friday, June 22, 2018
For the university's 200th anniversary, Dal Management students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered together with shovels and seedlings to plant 200 trees across the Halifax's campuses.
Friday, June 22, 2018
Photo Essay: Highlights from the first ±«Óătv Legacy Awards this past Wednesday, celebrating faculty and staff achievement across the university.
Agriculture, News
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Friday, June 22, 2018
Firefighters were on Dal's Agricultural Campus in Truro on Wednesday night combating a blaze at the Cox Institute. No one was injured, but the cause and extent of the damage are still being investigated.
Student Life, Law
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Law grad Malian Levi — this year's recipient of the Donald Marshall Jr. Memorial Award — wasn’t sure if law school was the right place for her. But thanks to the Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq initiative and her own drive and determination, she’s now setting out to improve the experience of Indigenous peoples in the justice system.
Agriculture, Community & Culture
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Through a partnership between Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture and Correctional Service Canada, women at the Nova Institution in Truro are given the opportunity to get hands-on learning in horticulture.
Computer Science, Student Life, Community & Culture
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
For the second year in a row, ShiftKey Labs — the Dal-hosted innovation sandbox in the Goldberg Computer Science Building — co-designed and delivered a province-wide bootcamp for budding entrepreneurs: the Creativity and Innovation Bootcamp.
Health Professions, Dal 200, News, Community & Culture
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
When Lucy Maud Montgomery came to ±«Óătv to further her eduction, it solidified her path towards becoming one of the most beloved authors in Canadian history. A new dedication in ±«Óătv’s Forrest Building — fictionalized as Redmond College in Montgomery’s novel “Anne of the Island” — pays tribute to one of the university’s most famous alumni.
Community & Culture
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The inaugural recipient of the ±«Óătv President's Award for the Advancement of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion — part of the new ±«Óătv Legacy Awards — the Imhotep's Legacy Academy has been helping African Nova Scotian youth discover science and technology for more than 15 years.