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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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Monday, September 19, 2016
Scott Read, a senior instructor in the Engineering department on Dal's Agricultural Campus, is one of six individuals who will represent Canada at the 2016 STIHL Timbersports World Championships in Germany this November.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Last week, Dal’s science community shed light on the incredible biodiversity found on the university’s urban campus with a unique sort of scavenger hunt.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Nearly 200 Dal students spent their first Saturday of the school year volunteering with 14 different community organizations across Halifax.
Friday, September 9, 2016
The Fountain School of Performing Arts is participating in a Canadian concert series called ”Mysterious Barricades" bright and early Saturday morning (September 10) for World Suicide Prevention Day.
Friday, September 2, 2016
Partners like Dalhousie and Halifax Regional Police are working to help keep the university and its surrounding communities safe during “back to school” season and beyond.