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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 4, 2015
Meet this year's recipients of the Rosemary Gill Award, the university's top award for service to students, and learn about how each goes "above and beyond" to make a difference in the Dal community.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Campus was buzzing last week as hundreds of new grads crossed the graduation stage in Halifax. Here's a look at some of the best tweets, photos and more from Spring Convocation 2015.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
An interdisciplinary project involving the Faculties of Health Professions and Dentistry, focused on oral health in the aboriginal community of NunatuKavut, culminated in a forum for community members, researchers and policy makers.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Photo essay: Dal alumni and student volunteers quenched the thirsts of hundreds of runners and walkers Sunday morning at the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Dal student volunteers hosted the sixth-annual Let's Talk Science Challenge on campus earlier this month, with more than 150 junior high students showcasing their impressive science knowledge.