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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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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
From paintings to photography to mixed media, the Dal community's creations are currently on display at the Dalhousie Art Gallery's 60th annual Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition.
Friday, December 13, 2013
With Commerce students helping lead the way, Dalhousie was the leading fundraising university (per capita) in Canada this Movember, bringing in nearly $94,000 and winning a visit from astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2014.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
How Dalhousie prof Peter Duinker is helping Halifax improve its urban forest and ensure a sustainable future for the city's biodiversity.
Friday, December 6, 2013
How students and alumni are working together to draw attention to violence against women on the anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Dal's Interprofessional Health Education (IPHE) initiative has been bringing students and community members together to discuss LGBTQ experiences in the health-care system, with the acclaimed documentary "Gen Silent" as the conversation starter.