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Whistleblower Edward Snowden earned international infamy when he leaked secret documents that revealed the extent of global surveillance culture. Last week, speaking via livestream to a packed house as part of Dal Alumni Days, Snowden discussed the rise of the surveillance state — and what a “digital arms race” means for our future.

For Sheila Blair-Reid, building community among Dal’s 135,000 alumni is work that reflects a career that’s been all about the power of making connections.

PhD student Martha Paynter is among a very select group of "audacious, original, and forward-thinking" scholars picked from a pool of hundreds of candidates from universities in Canada and abroad as a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar.

He's had a hand in some of the biggest construction projects in the Maritimes. Now, Peter Coutts spends his time helping grow and maintain Dalhousie's physical campus to support the needs of its students, faculty and staff.

Deep Saini — a leader who blends national experience with global insight — is set to become Dalhousie’s 12th president and vice-chancellor. Learn more about Dr. Saini, his background and what he hopes to bring to the Dal community when he begins his term next year.