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New certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

New  certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.  Read more.

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Kenneth Conrad
Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.

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Chelsea Norris
Friday, May 9, 2025
Halifax's first professional women's soccer team gains access to Dal's top-notch training facilities in a partnership that promises to inspire the next generation of female athletes.
Matt Reeder
Friday, May 9, 2025
Employees from across Dal gathered for a day of connection, reflection, and inspiration. From powerful conversations on student success and belonging to eye-opening tours and interdisciplinary research showcases, the event highlighted the passion and purpose driving the Dal community.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 9, 2025
One hundred years after her great grandmother graduated from Dal, Sophie Watts (PhD’23) did the same. Not only is she the fourth generation of women in her family to earn a Dal degree, but she’s also carrying on their tradition of making a difference.
Theresa Anne Salah
Thursday, May 1, 2025
At a time when national defence is top of mind for many Canadians, a team of Engineering students is doing their part to improve efficiency in shipbuilding.
Stephanie Rogers with photos by Jean Lynds
Friday, April 25, 2025
Students in the Faculty of Agriculture joined in the shearing of the campus ewes and rams this month — freeing 750 pounds of fleece that will be used to make blankets and yarn to be turned into hats, mitts and more.