Student Life
Commerce student and brother channel father's legacy with eco coffee brewer
On a quest to tackle the waste of disposable coffee pods and filters, a third-year Dal student and his brother have adapted their dad's filter design into the only Canadian-made 100% cotton brewing system. Read more.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Rapper bbno$ headlined this year's Dalfest. Check out images from an exciting night of music.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Students learned about mocktails and consent in a fun, alcohol-free space alongside local bartenders and mixologists at this unique O-Week event.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
More than 1,200 students scored big at Dal's Free Store last week, taking home tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods for free and proving one person's trash can be another's treasure.
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
John MacIsaac, a third-year mechanical engineering student, had the opportunity of a lifetime this past fall, completing his first work term at the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One聽Team factory in England.
Friday, March 8, 2024
Dal鈥檚 OpenThink initiative officially returns for its fifth year with 16 ambitious PhD students from across the university ready to share their leading-edge ideas and research with the community.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Coffee cups chucked in compost bins. Food waste splattered across recyclables. Contamination and poor sorting threatens Dal's waste-diversion goals. A new campaign urges members of the community to play a part in getting back on track.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Students looking to elevate their leadership skills, set better goals, and create change in the Dal community and beyond can find guidance and insight by joining the Student Leadership Academy.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Sydney Keyamo (BSc'23) and Jack Killeen (BSc'23) will each receive $5,000 to put towards funding a full-time master's or professional program at any public university in Canada.