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Real voice, real impact: Lived experience reshapes SCI learning
April 30, 2026, 12:00 PM
Life after discharge is where the real journey begins—and thanks to Atlantic Canada’s first Patients with Lived Experience (PLEX) Panel, students discovered the most powerful lessons come from those living with spinal cord injury every day.
Taking it to the streets
October 29, 2025, 12:00 PM
Committed to social justice and community-based care, occupational therapist Becky Marval (BScOT’07) and her street team use frontline experiences to effect systemic change.
Breaking the cycle:Rethinking substance use, stigma, and social inequities in Canada
March 4, 2025, 12:00 PM
New research highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada, moving away from stigmatizing and punitive approaches toward policies rooted in equity and harm reduction.
21st Kelly Bang Lectureship
October 26, 2024, 12:00 PM
Justice, Advocacy and the Practice of Hope in Occupational Therapy with Kelly Bang Lecturer Keri Chambers
Mike Crawford, administrative manager in the School of Occupational Therapy, awarded Faculty of Health’s Excellence in Leadership Award
October 24, 2023, 12:00 PM
Interview with School of Occupational Therapy Administrative Manager, Mike Crawford about winning the Faculty of Health's Excellence in Leadership Award

First Africentric BSW Cohort Crosses the Stage, Grad Profile Krista Drummond
October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM
Krista is one of 36 students in Dalhousie's first Africentric Bachelor of Social Work (ABSW) Cohort, all of whom graduated on October 20, 2026.
First Africentric BSW Cohort Crosses the Stage, Grad Profile Phillip Jackson
October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM
Phillip Jackson (Toronto, ON) is one of 36 students in Dalhousie's first Africentric Bachelor of Social Work Cohort, all of whom graduated on October 20, 2026.
Finding Her Stride: Jasmine Friedrich Yap, MScRR
October 21, 2026, 12:00 PM
When Jasmine Friedrich Yap crosses the convocation stage this year, she’ll do so with a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Research, a national network of collaborators, and a marathon under her belt. Her research on fracture prevention in home care is helping shape better support for older adults in one of Canada’s oldest provinces, and she’s not done yet: this fall, she begins a PhD in Health at Dal.
New Book Challenges the “Race‑Only” Narrative Behind Europe’s Unequal Welcome of Refugees
October 2, 2026, 12:00 PM
Dalhousie University researcher Dr. Raluca Bejan’s research complicates the story of who Europe deems a “deserving” refugee