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“Democracy erodes from the top, not from the bottom up”: Takeaways from this year’s Stanfield Conversation

“Democracy erodes from the top, not from the bottom up”: Takeaways from this year’s Stanfield Conversation

Award-winning journalist Doug Saunders and celebrated political scientist Dr. Debra Thompson visited Dal this week to dig into a question on many minds right now: What does Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. president mean for the trajectory of democracy worldwide?  Read more.

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Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Dalhousie's role in Nova Scotia's clean-energy industry was in the spotlight last week as battery scientist Jeff Dahn, VP Research Alice Aiken and others took part in a green energy showcase for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce's annual fall dinner.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Three Dal faculty members were named finalists for this year's Public Impact Award, recognizing researchers whose work has helped improve the lives of Nova Scotians. What does it mean to have a public impact? We asked them.

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Matt Reeder
Thursday, October 10, 2024
The 2025 Maclean's University Rankings are out now. Find out more about how Dal performed in Canada's most-watched university rankings.
Alison DeLory
Monday, October 7, 2024
The Dalhousie notable alum and Aurum Award winner studied music and social anthropology to become a ‘voice from within’ his culture.
Wyatt Carling
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Hundreds of students explored chess, board games, e-sports and more at this year’s Dalhousie Games Expo, finding a vibrant community of peers with which to engage in battles of strategy and wit.
Kate Swanson, Alyssa Weeks, and Elizabeth Fitting
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, September 27, 2024
Medical Sciences student Madison Dunbar travelled to Mi’kmaw communities around Atlantic Canada as part of a summer internship to help spread the word about a Dal program creating pathways for Indigenous youth in health-care professions.