News Archive

Dozens of students from across Canada arrived at Dal this week to participate in SHAD, an award-winning, month-long enrichment platform for high school students.

The Agricultural Campus’s largest academic building remains closed two weeks after a large, late-night fire tore through the facility. With faculty/staff currently spread across campus, the hope is for the “new” portion of the Cox Institute to re-open for fall — but it will take much longer to repair the “old” part of the building that bore the worst of the blaze and its aftermath.

Kate Pepler (BA’16) is set to open Halifax’s first zero-waste café and store this fall — the latest chapter in her deep dedication to sustainability.

Before she heads off for her master's studies, Neuroscience grad Delainey Wescott has big summer plans — continuing her lab research, her mental health advocacy and discovering more of Halifax and Nova Scotia.

The theme of this year's Canada Day parade in Bible Hill was Dal's 200th anniversary — so it was only fitting that Ag Campus Dean and Principal David Gray was honorary parade marshall with Rocky and the Tiger as special guests.

We're drowning in plastics, writes Dal prof Tony Walker. With governments setting un-ambitious targets, corporations are now listening to consumers who are demanding less plastic packaging and food containers.

Last week, Dal welcomed 45 youth to campus in partnership with United Way Halifax for a day camp full of fun, hands-on activities — from science experiments to shooting hoops.

Biomedical Engineering doctoral student Kerry Costello does more than just study osteoarthritis — she shares that research with the world as a podcast host.

Photo essay: Faculty and staff toasted the arrival of summer and the accomplishments of the past academic year at the Strawberry Jam campus social.