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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
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.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the Dalhousie Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Thursday, June 7, 2018
Hundreds of Haligonians got an up-close look at Dal’s 200-year history this past Sunday — building by building — as part of Doors Open Halifax.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Highlights from Dal's participation in Doors Open Halifax, and hundreds of visitors dropped by six Dal buildings and a special Dal 200 exhibit at Halifax City Hall.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
For National Girls Learning Code Day last month, students and alumnae from Dal's Faculty of Computer Science helped girls across the country discover technology's possibilities.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Beginning this week, Dal Science professors, staff, students and alumni will hit the streets for "Ask a Scientist," a summer-long science outreach project designed to bring people together through their shared curiosity about scientific phenomena.
Friday, June 1, 2018
Students come to study at Dal from all sorts of places — even just down the hall. Science PhD grad Jennifer Frail-Gauthier and MLIS grad Brian Lesser reflect on their experiences completing graduate degrees while simultaneously working at the university.