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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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Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
More than 700 students shopped at Dal’s first Free Store over move-in weekend, diverting approximately 3.5 tonnes of items from landfill and contributing to a circular economy on campus.
Ariel Mackenzie
Friday, August 30, 2024
Halifornia Dreaming, this year's Orientation Week programming, offers Dal's newest students dozens of opportunities to learn, meet new people, and have fun.
Matt Reeder
Friday, August 30, 2024
We asked a few of Dal's orientation leaders to offer insights into what they wish they’d known as they started at Dal.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Friday, August 23, 2024
Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more.
Kamryn Findlay
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Dal's Agricultural Campus hosts elite gardeners from across Canada for a summer school unlike any other.