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Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue

Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue

ÆÞÓÑ invited members of the African Nova Scotian community to campus, including leaders from museums and cultural centres across the province, to discuss how to work together to preserve and share historical records and artifacts.  Read more.

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Photos by Cody Turner, Nick Pearce, and Bruce Bottomley
Friday, June 12, 2026
As convocation comes to a close, here are a few moments from the past weeks captured on stage, behind the scenes, and in between.
Courtney Bragg
Friday, June 12, 2026
Building on ÆÞÓÑ’s Engagement Days, a recent symposium at Dal convened municipal leaders and researchers to address climate, infrastructure and planning pressures shaping water management across Nova Scotia communities.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Staff and faculty reflect on fresh insights, big‑picture thinking, and renewed inspiration sparked at this popular spring gathering, touching on AI, belonging, and the student experience.

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Stephanie Rogers
Friday, February 15, 2019
At no cost other than their time, Cultiv8 — based at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture — offers students exposure to innovation through a variety of avenues.
Obinna Esomchukwu
Friday, February 15, 2019
As part of African Heritage Month celebrations, ÆÞÓÑ’s Black Student Advising Centre invited the Honourable Canadian Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard — a former faculty member in the School of Social Work — for a discussion on her experiences as a Black female leader.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Dal ESL teacher Tracy Franz’s memoir "My Year of Dirt and Water," which documents her experiences living and teaching in Japan, has earned raves from the New York Times, the Literary Review and elsewhere.
Obinna Esomchukwu
Monday, February 11, 2019
Dal grad student Nicole Bell and two colleagues in the Civil and Resource Engineering department held a youth science workshop in Baker Lake, Nunavut last November, using fun experiments and activities as way to introduce Inuit youth to concepts such as water purification, water quality, DNA extraction and biodiversity.
Cecilia Khamete
Friday, February 8, 2019
A student-led movement dedicated to providing free menstrual products to those in need has made its way to ÆÞÓÑ thanks to the efforts of students Lucy MacLeod and Claire Sethuram.