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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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Jessica Chisholm
Friday, September 21, 2012
With the help of Food Services, our student reporter goes on a five-day food tour, showcasing just some of the dining options at Dal’s Halifax campuses.
Katie Park
Friday, September 14, 2012
Dalhousie hosts 5k walk/run this Sunday, with no minimum donation required, to raise money for cancer research.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, September 14, 2012
Shad, Plants and Animals and more set to play the Studley quad on Friday and Saturday, open to all in the Dal community – and don't miss the opening kickoff Friday at 3 featuring internationally renowned drummers Eastern Eagle.
Jane Affleck
Friday, September 14, 2012
Meet Paul Manning, a fourth-year BSc student whose interest in insects came from a fourth-month internship in Ethiopia.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Dal teams with Halifax Regional Police and the Department of Justice on a national first: a restorative justice partnership helping students and neighbours deal with community offences.