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“Where are we allowed to dance?”: New Dalhousie Art Gallery exhibition explores history of "dancing Black" in Canada
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest. Read more.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Joy Akinkunmi of Bedford turned a personal caregiving challenge into a celebrated device for improving medication routines for people living with dementia with mentorship from Dal’s Imhotep’s Legacy Academy.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Science as Art calendar showcases striking images from Dal’s community that reveal the beauty and wonder hidden in scientific discovery.
Friday, December 12, 2025
The computer scientists who saved Christmas? Thanks to the work of faculty members Hanieh Shakeri and Joseph Malloch, a beloved Dartmouth institution has been able to entertain children of all ages this holiday season.
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is turning its focus on technological innovation towards the current pandemic with a new program focused on public health and economic recovery.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
A retired horticulture professor from the Faculty of Agriculture, Kris Pruski’s Raging Crow Distillery has been producing hand sanitizer not just for the public, but to donate to local nurses and first-responders.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
What happens when many of the special occasions and gatherings a Poet Laureate would frequently be called upon to mark in verse have been put on hold? Dal Creative Writing instructor Sue Goyette, HRM's new appointee to the role, is about to find out.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Athanasius “Tanas” Sylliboy, RN and graduating Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner student, is in his home community of Eskasoni, working hard to minimize the impact of COVID-19.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Inside the Dalhousie University Community Report for 2019-2020, you’ll learn about stories, projects and experiences that demonstrate Dal’s important role in its local community and across the region, country and world.