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More than 300 students in Grades 7-12 from across Nova Scotia visited Dalhousie last Monday afternoon as part of STEMFest — a week-long series of conferences, activities and events in Halifax aimed at promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and innovation.

Women and adolescent girls say that being outdoors in nature offers opportunities to gain confidence in physical activity, write Dal researchers Rebecca Spencer and Sara Kirk.

Results from volleyball, baskteball, hockey and cross country.

Graham Schmuland (volleyball) and Courtney Baker (volleyball) are this week's Dalhousie MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.

Each year, Dal's International Centre collects donations of winter coats, scarves, hats and more from the Dal community, and helps distribute them to international students readying themselves for a Nova Scotia winter.

As Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War’s end, learn more about the university’s wartime contributions — including the Dal-led No. 7 Stationary Hospital.

From the Swiss border to the English channel, Robert France (Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences) describes his pilgrimage of the Western Front as a tribute to fallen soldiers and to learn more about the devastating loss of life.

More than 1,200 people converged on Halifax's new convention centre on Saturday night, filling the grand ballroom to capacity for a long-anticipated evening of celebration to mark Dalhousie Medical School's 150th anniversary.

After making it all the way to the finals of CBC's Great Canadian Baking Show, Dentistry prof Sachin Seth reflects back on a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

For Dal's 200th anniversary year, the Faculty of Computer Science set out to double the number of female students entering its undergrad programs. The Faculty not only met this ambitious goal — it’s just getting started when it comes to increasing diversity in its field.