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Dalhousie took its first step toward gender equality in academia when it admitted its first female students in 1881, something Costume Studies students celebrated this year by recreating women’s choice of dress during those early years of change.

First-year student Kendra Slawter finds novel connections between her studies in Health Promotion and her own personal and work experiences.

Invited to deliver a keynote address at the 2018 Liberal Party National Convention in Halifax, Dal President Richard Florizone shared inspiring Atlantic Canadian success stories and encouraged delegates to embrace the potential of new collaborations.

Students in Dal's “Plants in the Human Landscape" course offered up their takes on redesigning campus space as part of their course-ending project.

This week Dr. Afua Cooper, the most recent James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie and a pioneering voice in Canadian dub poetry and spoken word, was installed as the Halifax Regional Municipality's seventh Poet Laureate.

The hands-on experiences that Maddie Empey has had in Dal's Bio-Veterinary Science have reinforced her desire to help animals — and to make a difference in her community.

Offering a summary of the past year through the lens of Dal's impact on its communities, this year's Dalhousie University Community Report shares stories about the momentum building across the university.

Over four decades, Rowe School of Business faculty member Mary Brooks has reshaped government policy, changed industry thinking and elevated the scholarship of shipping management. Now, she's the first woman to ever receive the top award in her field: the Onassis Prize in Shipping.

Growing up on a dairy farm and pursuing a career as an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) may seem like two very different paths. But to Julie Vermeer, the two aren’t all that different.