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New Dalhousie certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia. Read more.
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.
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Thursday, March 16, 2017
Students in nine different professional programs spanning Dal's Faculties of Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry are providing health education, navigation assistance and clinical care to vulnerably housed and homeless people in Halifax through a new initiative called HOPES.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
A partnership between Dalhousie's Faculty of Management and the Government of Nunavut is set to help members of Nunavut's public service advance their leadership skills.
Monday, March 13, 2017
The Invictus Games offers a unique opportunity to support soldiers and their families and enable research on the impact of adaptive sports — ideas explored at an interdisciplinary panel last week hosted by the Faculty of Health Professions.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Dal students Lydia Swiatkowski and Sarah Dobson were invited to Ottawa this week to participate in the Daughters of the Vote leadership forum, which aims to inspire more young women to enter politics.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Dal Food Services hosts taste tests as it seeks to find a perfect cup of coffee to commemorate Dal's 200th anniversary year.