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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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Peter Reimer
Friday, February 19, 2016
Getting to know Philip Shea, new to Dalhousie and to Halifax, who has spent has spent 25 years working in higher education and international development around the world.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Matt Burgar has lived with a learning disability all his life, but it hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his studies or his passion for music. This Friday, the History student performs as Bob Dylan at the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia’s “A Different State of Mind” event, for which he’s raised $50,000.
Rosalie Fralick
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
As one of the managers of the "Chinese Halifax" website, Mechanical Engineering master's student Moyang Zou is helping forge connections with Chinese students and immigrants.
Casey Spears
Friday, February 12, 2016
Agricultural Business student Peter Thiesen is headed to Ontario to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) with his business, P.T. Property Care.
Robyn McCallum
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Dal's women's and men's "A" teams secured top honours in last weekend's Rick Russell Memorial Woodmen Competition, a yearly highlight on the Agricultural Campus.