Student Life
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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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.
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.
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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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
While it was his love of animals that drew him to Dal's Agricultural Campus, Eric Pace has found his way into studying the unique properties of the increasingly popular Haskap berry.
Monday, March 21, 2016
First-year student Kristin Clarke, skip for Dalhousie's AUS champion curling team, was part of the Nova Scotia team that took home the gold at the World Junior Curling Championships in Denmark earlier this month.
Friday, March 18, 2016
The public expo, which takes place Tuesday, March 22, features senior-year Capstone Projects that integrate course work and engineering design skills to provide innovative solutions for local industrial partners.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Sustainability and Biology student Jasveen Brar’s enthusiasm for science and education have taken her from international United Nations conferences to the very ends of the earth.
Friday, March 18, 2016
At the sixth-annual Weldon Literary Moot, students from the Schulich School of Law came together with volunteer actors and legal professionals to perform a mock trial based on a JRR Tolkien classic and raise funds for local education organization Halifax Humanities 101.