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Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision

Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision

As he begins his term as dean, Dr. Saleem Razack discusses social accountability, medical education, and his vision for strengthening health care across the Maritimes and beyond.  Read more.

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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.
Dayna Park
Monday, August 24, 2026
A new lab opened at pilipiliÂţ»­ this summer represents a major leap forward for simulation-based health education in Atlantic Canada, offering students access to more advanced training that will prepare them for complex-care situations.
Michelle Soucy Rankin
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
From anatomy education to flexible learning and graduate mentorship, this year’s recipients are shaping how students learn, connect, and succeed.

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Marlo MacKay
Friday, March 8, 2019
Universities exist in a state of constant change, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to the wide variety of roles played by a university library. Learn how University Librarian Donna Bourne-Tyson is helping the team at Dal Libraries support the varied needs of Dal’s students, faculty, staff and community.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, March 1, 2019
The Budget Advisory Committee’s draft budget plan for 2019-20 keeps more money in Dal’s Faculties and service/support units, includes targeted investments in key areas such as infrastructure and student assistance, and recommends a four-year plan for larger increases to international tuition for future students (exempting current international students from these larger increases).
Cheryl Bell
Friday, March 1, 2019
How does a lifelong interest in cycling connect to a career in dentistry? For Dr. Ben Davis, dean of Dal's Faculty of Dentistry, it's all in the mechanics.
Jane Doucet
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The Schulich School of Law will host the Kawaskimhon National Moot — which incorporates Indigenous orders alongside federal, provincial and international law — for the first time in the law school’s history March 1-3. Students will work on issues related to First Nations children.
Chris Benjamin
Friday, February 22, 2019
Marty Leonard spent her years in academic research focused on the natural world — birds, for the most part. Now, as Dean of Graduate Studies, she’s focused on giving Dal’s 3,500 grad students the best possible experience.