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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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Katie Park
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
DalTheatre brings its 2012-13 season to a close with Pierre de Marivaux's The Triumph of Love.
Katherine Wooler
Friday, March 22, 2013
"Dining in the Dark," held at the McInnes Room last week, had attendees experience what it's like to live with vision impairment by eating their dinner blindfolded.
Jessica Chisholm
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Students from FASS invited peers from across the country to share their passions and projects at the fourth-annual conference.
Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
As usual, though, the IWK Health Centre was the real winner, as residence students raised $16,000 in the annual hockey showdown.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Engineering prof Lukas Swan hosted a fleet of electric vehicles on campus, letting students examine and test drive some of the latest models on the market in Nova Scotia.