A one-day public event in honour of Peace Day hosted by Dal’s Dallaire Institute later this month will spotlight the essential yet often under-recognized role of women in addressing critical peace and security challenges affecting children.

Soil plays a massive role in combating climate change by storing carbon. Now, a historic grant — the largest ever awarded to Dal's Faculty of Agriculture — will help a team of Dal researchers improve Canada's ability to make the most of this nature-based solution to a warming climate.

Drs. Mark Stradiotto and Kate Sherren have been welcomed into the Royal Society of Canada, a fellowship that gathers the brightest minds across the country.

Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more.

Dal maintained its place in the top 301-400 universities overall in the annual ranking, which tracks performance in research and academic achievement.