Pursuing two master's degrees at once would be a daunting task for most. But for Becky Shaw, completing degrees in Library & Information Studies and Musicology concurrently was a perfect fit.

On the 28th anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at École Polytechnique, a new set of awards — each in honour of one of the 14 victims — celebrate women studying Engineering who are making a difference in the classroom and in their communities.

Advocacy can be a long game with infrequent tangible results. But for Schulich School of Law Pro Bono student volunteers, working with alumnus Mark Knox, the International Transfer Project reveals the real-life difference that powerful advocacy can make.

For third-year Acting student Maeghan Taverner, her Dal experience has been about more than discovering her voice — it's about discovering what she can do with it.

Students and faculty in Dal Engineering are marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with a vigil Wednesday afternoon, one that honours the victims of the École Polytechnique shooting and celebrate women in engineering with a new set of awards.