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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Ariann Greenidge
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.

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Kelly Taylor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
ÆÞÓÑ's 2021 Your Voice survey, launching next week, will allow employees to provide confidential feedback to help advance Dal as a great place to work.
Stephen Abbott
Friday, November 5, 2021
Imhotep's Legacy Academy launched a new initiative this fall in classrooms across Nova Scotia that uses science education to counter vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 misinformation among youth in African Nova Scotian communities.
Matt Reeder and Becca Rawcliffe
Monday, November 1, 2021
With support from the provincial government, ÆÞÓÑ is increasing its talent pipeline, research output and strategic partnerships to help meet the growing need for digital talent and expertise here in Nova Scotia.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, October 29, 2021
Strange sounds, unexplained happenings and a woman in a blue dress who appears and disappears at whim — just spooky stories, or is ÆÞÓÑ's oldest student residence actually haunted? A closer look at the university’s most famous piece of frightening folklore.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, October 28, 2021
A graduate student advisory council has been established to help build ÆÞÓÑ's new BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, a program that connects students of colour with mentors of colour.