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From the moment she started coding, Nishevitha Venkatesh fell in love with tech. Thanks to the generosity of donors, this Dal student is earning her computer science degree and encouraging other women to follow her.

From small-town Ontario to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Medical School, Jamie Koscak’s journey is proof of the power of education, mentorship, and donor support. He plans to become an ENT surgeon and focus on Indigenous and rural communities.

Hard work, ingenuity, and a willingness to seize opportunities played a large part in Dr. Frank Lovely’s (DDS’59) long and varied career as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, creator of the Faculty of Dentistry’s first graduate program, and dedicated donor.

Definity Financial Corporation supports a mass timber housing project at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, aligning its commitment to sustainability and community by supporting a scalable and environmentally-friendly housing solution.

Penny Tham (LLB’84) remembers how her Dal Law professors taught her to ask the right questions to find the right answers. She says that advice has proved invaluable in many ways from her career to how she gives back to the university.

A new, modern facility being planned for the campus now promises to unlock even more potential for students and researchers in the fields of chemistry and physics and serve as a hub for cutting-edge solutions to help address climate change.

The highly anticipated Oulton-Stanish Centre is coming to life, thanks in part to the participation of RKO Steel.

When аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± launched our campaign for transformative change this year, the response was extraordinary, and so were the outcomes. With your support, we will build on that in ways that benefit everyone.

Doran Donovan (BComm’90, MBA’94) hopes his gift will help students and community members alike find the same joy he discovered through sports and volunteering at Dal.

The Faculty of Engineering provides students with a quality education that extends beyond the classroom and prepares them to solve real-world problems. It has been a leader in engineering education for more than 115 years. Now, its focus on educational innovation and immersive learning is preparing the next generation of bold engineering leaders.

Introducing the Oulton-Stanish Centre. Named after alumni Ian Oulton (BA’66) and Dr. William (Bill) Stanish, whose 50-year friendship formed during their time as аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± students and members of the Tigers varsity football and hockey teams.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Fund supporters nurture connection across generations.

Mitchel Gregory (BEng'21), Master of Mechanical Engineering student and Captain of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s Formula Society of Automotive Engineering (FSAE) team, is working on building Dal's first electric-powered racing car.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± lost a close friend and community member on May 13, 2024, with the passing of Arthur Irving, 93. His legacy will live on at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, especially through the Irving Oil Auditorium, and through his support of Dal Engineering students.

There’s a new pollinator garden outside the Life Sciences Centre at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±. Made possible in part through generous donors, this garden is giving Faculty of Science students opportunities to gain skills that will prepare them for any career in their field. See how your gift makes a difference for Dal students.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± was a special place for Mary Werner (1935 - 2017) whose science career spanned over 30 years and across several provinces. Her husband, Douglas Werner established an undergraduate scholarship in her name to support aspiring scientists. Now he’s expanding that commitment to create opportunities for graduate students.

Orange is the colour of hands-on learning on the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Agricultural Campus with the renewal of an equipment partnership with Kubota Canada.

Coby Steer knew from a young age that he loved history. He says the generosity of Dal donors gives him the confidence and ability to explore that passion in ways that are opening doors beyond academia.

The moment Tasos Spiliopoulos played the Joseph Strug Concert Hall’s new upright piano, he knew it was special. Made possible by donor support, the piano is helping Spiliopoulos discover the full extent of his talents.

Campus food banks are seeing growing lines of students looking for help in stretching their grocery budgets. Dal is once again rising to meet that need through The Food Security Project on Giving Tuesday.

Dale Daley wanted to motivate pharmacy students to be the best they can be. An award created in his name is doing just that.

Dal’s Faculty of Science is now home to a transformative student support fund designed to encourage future ocean scientists: The Michael Albert Garron Fund.

Post-secondary schools across Nova Scotia stepped up in a big way on Giving Tuesday, raising $343,000 to address student food security.

Inspired by his father’s side gig flipping houses, Josh Hatfield imagined a future in business. With donor support through the BComm Class of 1997 Scholarship, the Faculty of Management student is achieving his goal.

Allison True (DDS4) believes that being involved in extracurricular activities is making her a better dentist. A recent academic award is helping her to broaden her knowledge and contribute to the profession.

Announced Oct. 24 in Holyrood, N.L., the Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre for Excellence is funding nearly a quarter of a million dollars over three years to help support a prestigious, cross-institutional ocean studies program for budding scientists.

Masstown Market, through alum Laurie Jennings' (BSc'87) donation, supports аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s Cultiv8 program, enhancing food security, entrepreneurship, and sustainable agriculture with a climate battery greenhouse and student internship opportunities.

Chemical engineering student Sapna Natarajan found purpose through her involvement in campus societies. These donor-supported groups fostered community, leadership skills, and career opportunities, defining her university experience.

Five new postdoctoral fellows at the Faculty of Agriculture will be addressing food insecurity, water quality and availability, soil degradation and more thanks to the generous funding of the McCain Foundation.

After overcoming challenges to earn a diploma, Dal Computer Science student Chris Edgett thought he still hadn’t reached his full potential. A new award created by Digital Nova Scotia has put him on track to do that.

Schulich Law alumni Patrick (JD/MBA'18) and Amanda Brousseau (JD'18) bonded over their studies and a desire to help others. The married couple, who met while studying at Weldon, now give back to the law school and the next generation of law students through a bursary they created together.

A traffic accident left Dal physiotherapy student Joan Cherian wondering how to do a community placement in Truro without a car. Thanks to the generosity of Dal donors, she found a solution.

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Faculty of Medicine's Girls Just Wanna Have Funding campaign movement fights the systemic underfunding of women in medical research. Despite groundbreaking contributions, female scientists receive fewer resources, stifling innovation.

In memory of Dr. Mohamed E. El-Hawary, the Faculty of Engineering has established the Mo El-Hawary International Student Bursary. The bursary will provide financial assistance to international students pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering at Dal, with a special focus on those studying electrical engineering.

David Kerr (BSc’19, MBA’23) loves to have an impact. Thanks to his MBA, he’s doing that by enhancing Nova Scotia’s health-care system and supporting a new generation of BIPOC MBA students.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s annual Celebration of Philanthropy was an evening with valued friends and supporters, honouring the difference they make across Dal campuses and in communities.

Dr. Dale Dauphinee (BSc'59, MD'64) has been giving to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± for 40 consecutive years in support of improving medical education — his lifelong interest — alongside medical research.

Bonnie Salsman was motivated to donate to medical research that would help others after losing her husband Rick to pancreatic cancer. She’s supporting the research of Dr. Jeanette Boudreau and her team.

Damian Daniels (BEng’10) says аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± industrial engineering professor Dr. Corinne MacDonald had a huge impact on his life and career. By giving to a scholarship created in her name, he hopes to do the same for a new generation of women in engineering.

The decision to pursue both a JD and MBA was a big one for Sashin Narayan. Thanks to the generosity of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± donors, he is not only rising to meet the challenge, but also paying it forward.

Vet Tech students were the recent benefactors of the Class of ’59 Teaching & Development Fund. Newly purchased advanced clinical simulators are helping students bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and hands-on animal care.

In honour of National Access to Justice Week, we highlighted Dinyar Marzban (LLB'81), whose experience as a student with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Legal Aid Service ignited his interest in access to justice issues and pro bono work.

Murray Fraser (BA’57, LLB’60, LLD’94) encouraged a generation of Dal students to achieve as much good as they could with their law degree. That legacy is being recognized by the Class of ’74 with a new award in his name.

In 2023–24, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± donors generously contributed $89 million to support student financial assistance, academic programming, research and more.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± welcomes long-time supporters and surprises a new member.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± President Dr. Kim Brooks toured the Government Assisted Populations (GAP) Oral Health Clinic with Dal alum, past faculty, volunteer, and donor Susan Keating-Bekkers (DDH'91). The clinic serves new Canadians, many of whom have not had consistent access to oral health care.

In honour of his late wife, Dr. Michael Herrick (MBA'84, MA'11) and researchers at the Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic at IWK Health are committed to improving health outcomes for women facing chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis diagnoses.

McCain Foods and Potatoes New Brunswick renew аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s prestigious McCain Research Chair, extending their commitment to food security.

New scholarship helps to support and empower Iranian women pursuing graduate studies at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±.

Nova Scotians have improved access to health care that is more culturally appropriate thanks to GreenShield’s gifts to two аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± clinics.

Dal’s campaign for transformational change is the largest fundraising campaign ever among Atlantic Canadian universities.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s Faculty of Computer Science is on a mission to raise $43 million of the overall $750 million-goal for Bringing Worlds Together: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s campaign for transformational change.

Dr. David Volders is an interventional neuroradiologist and associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine. He specializes in treating stroke patients and now his team will benefit from a Mentice digital training device and software purchased by аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± in partnership with QEII.

Faculty of Medicine researchers will be able to test the ability of blueberries, exercise and protein to reduce frailty and improve cardiovascular health, and develop a remote pregnancy monitoring system to reduce preterm birth, thanks to a $2.5-million gift from the River Philip Foundation.

Dal's Dr. Robin Urquhart (BScK'01, PhD'13) holds the Canadian Cancer Society (Nova Scotia Division) Endowed Chair in Population Cancer Research. Stephen Sollows, who has lung cancer, is hopeful that philanthropic donations will continue to push research like Dr. Urquhart's forward.

The Faculty of Dentistry is in campaign mode. Our mission: to raise nearly $20 million of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s overall $750 million-goal for the Bringing Worlds Together campaign.

The Faculty of Agriculture is deeply committed to being a world leader in addressing global and local food security, sustainability, health and well-being. As аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± embarks on its largest fundraising campaign to date, the Faculty of Agriculture aims to create solutions and educate future agricultural leaders to revolutionize the industry in our region – and beyond.

Dal Innovates helps people with the skills and desire to make a bigger impact transform their ingenuity into tangible reality, as discussed in The Globe and Mail.

Daniel Parent’s (BArch’73) аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± education opened the doors for him to become a university architect just like his mentor, Jim Sykes. Through a new bursary he established, he is helping a new generation of students achieve their goals.

New biomanufacturing facility envisioned by the Faculty of Medicine will help bring life-changing medicines to patients’ bedsides.

RBC Foundation announced a game-changing $600,000 gift to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± to bolster initiatives that foster inclusivity within the health professions.

The Master of Planning Class of 2008 have created a scholarship to honour classmate Jen Powley’s (MPlan’09) legacy of advocacy and to bring more diverse voices to their field.

When Anne McLellan was asked to be honorary co-chair of Bringing Worlds Together, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s campaign for transformational change, she did not hesitate to say yes. She believes the university has the potential to make a meaningful difference in the lives of everyone just as it did for her.

Masters student Arad Gharagozli (BEng’20) has launched his own aerospace company GALAXIA, which is dedicated to developing intelligent satellites.

Ceilidh Bray (MASC’22) is the first graduate of the GradPD certificate program. Her experience in the program made all the difference in jump-starting her career.

Tina Taskovic, a PhD student in the Jeff Dahn Research Group, may have discovered the secret to the 50-year battery.

The recipient of the Myrna (Millard) Ward Entrance Bursary, Kori Hamilton is fulfilling her dream of becoming a nurse, something she couldn’t have done without the support of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± community.

A graduate of Schulich Law’s Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq Initiative (IB&M), Nathaniel Marshall is helping current students realize their dreams.

Robert Richardson (BComm’84) believes education is the great equalizer. He says it helped him overcome barriers and opened up a wealth of opportunities. Richardson is helping to clear a path for promising students who face similar challenges in achieving their dreams.