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Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision
As he begins his term as dean, Dr. Saleem Razack discusses social accountability, medical education, and his vision for strengthening health care across the Maritimes and beyond. Read more.
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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.
Monday, August 24, 2026
A new lab opened at Dalhousie this summer represents a major leap forward for simulation-based health education in Atlantic Canada, offering students access to more advanced training that will prepare them for complex-care situations.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
From anatomy education to flexible learning and graduate mentorship, this year’s recipients are shaping how students learn, connect, and succeed.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
A team of researchers from Dalhousie and other Canadian organizations has discovered what could be the first link between a case of COVID-19 in deer and humans, suggesting in a new paper that the virus can be transmitted from wildlife to people.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust, was recently banned by a school board in Tennessee — joining other famous works such as The Catcher in the Rye and 1984 that have raised the ire of some in the past. Dal's Dean of Libraries provides insight into this highly charged and divisive topic.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
The 2022 cohort of the OpenThink Initiative consists of 15 PhD students from across Dalhousie with varying research interests and an enthusiasm for sharing their ideas with the public.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Dal's Faculty of Agriculture provided an accessible space and volunteers to help vaccinate an additional 1,500 Nova Scotians over the past month.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Yuri Leving, a professor in Dal's Department of Russian Studies, reflects on the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine — the largest conventional conflict in Europe since the Second World War.