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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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Ashley Greene
Friday, May 9, 2014
Dal Engineering's supermileage car team took home an impressive fourth-place finish at last weekend's Shell Eco-marathon in Houston, Texas.
Amani Saini
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Insights to Success: How Indian student Karthikeyan Damodaran went from a Dal newcomer to an award-winning leader in campus life.
Amani Saini
Friday, April 11, 2014
Students showed off their innovative digital creations at the third annual Dalhousie App Challenge.
Marie Visca
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Dal departments and students team up to launch the university's first campus-wide white ribbon campaign, with men stepping up for the cause.
Ashleigh Myles
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
As the Charity Tip-Off closes out another season, the IWK Residence Charity Series once again shows how it benefits the hospital as well as Dal students.