News Archive

Tom Boran, dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, rappelled down 32 storeys of Fenwick Towers to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Dal PhD student helps schoolchildren in Igloolik, Nunavut build their own atmospheric measurement tools and learn about the weather as part of a week-long education outreach program.

Med School researcher Robert Rose is part of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada's Research Leadership Circle, which aims to reduce the rate of death from heart disease and stroke by 25 per cent by 2020.

Faculty and staff volunteers ditched their labs and offices last week for a morning of gardening at the Agricultural Campus.

The Office of Sustainability hosted a cycle track demonstration during SWITCH Open Streets Halifax to promote the idea of a segregated bike lane on University Avenue.

The Dal community gathered together on a beautiful Thursday afternoon last week to pay tribute to Tom Traves as he nears the end of his term as president.

Husband and wife team Heike Lotze and Boris Worm win Peter Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science.

Annual ceremony celebrated Dal faculty and staff who have worked at the university for a quarter-century.

Biology's Arunika Gunawardena, this year's recipient of Dal's top teaching award, creates a classroom environment where asking questions is the norm and students are equal partners in their education.