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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Friday, July 31, 2015
Dalhousie received best non-profit float at the 2015 Halifax Pride Parade, with dozens of students, faculty and staff turning out to show their support for LGBTQ+ individuals in our community.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Engineering student Keilah Bias and her team won first place at a major design competition last month for an innovative charcoal press designed and refined to help a Kenyan village produce fuel more efficiently and sustainably.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
In advance of Saturday's Pride Parade, we ask members of the planning committee, "What's your pride?"
Monday, July 20, 2015
With facilities such as the Wallace McCain Learning Commons and Collaborative Health Education Building set to open this fall, and several other projects getting underway, Dalhousie's Campus Master Plan is shaping how the university addresses the space needs of its students, faculty and staff.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
With the support of an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, Emily Merks is studying how abnormal and toxic blue-green algal blooms are affecting Colchester County's Mattatall Lake.