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Rising above the flood

Rising above the flood

A 2023 flood devastated аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s medical research hub. Two years later, labs reopen, revealing a powerful story of recovery, innovation, and community strength.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Friday, July 4, 2025
A partnership with a nearby community school tapped into children's creativity to ensure the new medical sciences building feel inviting once it opens later this year.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, June 27, 2025
A аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±-led garden program at a Nova Scotia women’s prison is helping inmates build skills, confidence, and community while growing food and hope. The initiative has been renewed for three more years.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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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 аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± 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.