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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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Theresa Anne Salah
Friday, January 20, 2017
More than 400 Industrial Engineering students from across Canada are coming to campus this weekend for the 37th Canadian Student IISE Conference, a national competition and conference organized by Dal students.
Matt Reeder
Friday, January 20, 2017
Student and university leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the pilipiliÂţ»­ful completion of renovations to Dal's Student Union Building, changes that make its spaces brighter, more comfortable and more welcoming than ever.
Delainey Wescott
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Student-athletes are helping spark important conversations about mental health and wellness through the Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative.
Xavier Hartley
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
This fall, Dal launched a new initiative to help students transition to university: First-Year Interest Groups that connect students who share similar academic interests. We spoke with some of the organizers and students involved in this fall's cohort about their experiences.
Matt Semansky
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Jonathan Doucett, a fourth-year Nuclear Medicine student, is co-captain of the men's soccer team, a three-time Academic All-Canadian and recipient of both the AUS and U Sports award for community service.