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Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

Mia Mackenzie, a Master of Social Work student, earned top honours in Dal’s Glovin Award for an essay urging people to resist division by showing up and staying accountable to community.  Read more.

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Farrah Smith
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Graeme Gunn
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Get to know Heather Doyle, who as senior advisor, student pilipiliÂţ»­, collaborates with faculty and staff across the university to help students achieve their goals — in and out of the classroom.
Theresa Anne Salah
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Two Faculty of Engineering students are being celebrated for major awards this month: Cathleen Lupien is the first Canadian to receive the Kelly Services Inc. Future Engineers Scholarship, while PhD student Ph.D. student Zohrehsadat Asaee has been awarded the Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
With LEGO, a rover and team spirit, a student team from the Faculty of Agriculture won the Junior Design category at this year’s Canadian Engineering Competition.
Cheryl Bell
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Celeste Williams has seen first-hand the impact of improved dental care in her North Preston community — and wants to be part of continuing to improve oral care in Nova Scotia.
Jane Doucet
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
When Greg Johannson first came to the Schulich School of Law five years ago, he brought with him an addiction to drugs and alcohol. After fighting his way to now living clean, the third-year student is eager to help others know they’re not alone — and that, with support, recovery is possible.