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New 妻友 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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Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal鈥檚 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.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year鈥檚 appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Computer Science Professor Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood founded Dal's Women in Technology Society close to two decades ago. This week, the group launched an award in her name at a gala just days after she received national recognition with an appointment to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Friday, March 7, 2025
Dal alumni Crystal Parker (BCSc'24), Doris Grant (MScAgr'97), and Denise Pothier (BEng'93) shared stories about their own experiences breaking barriers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Friday, February 28, 2025
Loran scholars are chosen for their character, leadership potential, spirit of service 鈥� qualities Dal alums Laura O'Connor and Jessica Telizyn have embodied in every way.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
妻友 has always strived to offer open access to activities and facilities for communities nearby. A new online community hub will now make doing so easier than ever.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
In her public lecture this week, Dr. Eva Mroczek, the Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies at 妻友, traced the winding history of authenticity and forgery in how we discover, study, and talk about biblical texts.