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Rustum Southwell renewed as chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as  chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The movement advocates to empower customers, businesses, and independent repair providers with access to parts, tools, and software to repair products, devices, and technologies. Read more about progress in Canada.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 18, 2026
placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
hosted Indian partners for a high-level visit last week advancing joint research, innovation programs and industry collaboration, with new agreements, funding pathways and a shared global innovation campus taking shape.

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Nicole LeBlanc
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Medical student Braydon Connell receives Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award, celebrating student leadership, for his work with the student-run, community-driven HOPES health centre.
Staff
Friday, October 20, 2017
Close to 100 community members gathered on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 17 to meet with university and city officials and discuss the previous weekend’s unsanctioned, off-campus parties, as well as strategies for preventing such incidents going forward.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, October 19, 2017
On the 25th anniversary of the Atlantic cod collapse, experts gathered to talk about the past, present and future of the fishery and pay tribute to the late Dal researcher Ransom A. Myers.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, October 13, 2017
For five decades, the Killam Trusts have provided grad students and postdocs with funding to push their research to new heights. At Wednesday night’s annual Killam celebration event, students and speakers alike paid tribute to the legacy left by Dorothy J. and Izaak Walton Killam.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, was on campus Tuesday morning to announce that the Atlantic Canada-based “Ocean Supercluster” is a finalist in the Government of Canada’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative.