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A Rising Tide: In conversation with President Kim Brooks about Dalhousie’s new strategic framework
Dalhousie President Kim Brooks discusses the new strategic framework, how it was shaped by community voices, and what it asks of the university and its community. Read more.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Mia Mackenzie, a Master of Social Work student, earned top honours in Dal’s Glovin Award for an essay urging people to resist division by showing up and staying accountable to community.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Dalhousie researchers are advancing health, clean energy, ocean science, and food innovation with new partner‑driven funding aimed at turning Nova Scotia research strengths into real‑world solutions.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A two‑year deep‑energy retrofit has modernized the Killam Memorial Library’s aging systems, boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and setting the stage for similar upgrades across campus.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
On Tuesday, Dalhousie’s Board of Governors voted to approve changes to tuition and fees for 2016-17. Following recommendations from Dal’s Budget Advisory Committee, they include a 3 per cent general tuition increase and additional tuition adjustments for undergraduate programs in Engineering, Pharmacy and the Faculty of Agriculture that have been reduced from initial recommendations.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
What looks like a fully-functional apartment in the Forrest Building is actually a simulation space, where students in the School of Occupational Therapy and beyond can gain skills assisting persons of varying abilities in real-life situations.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Chemistry's Axel Becke, one of the most cited researchers in the world and last year's recipient of NSERC's Herzberg Medal, has been awarded the Canada Council for the Arts' Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences — one of Canada's most prestigious scholarly honours.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
The College of Continuing Education hosted its fifth annual "International Perspectives on Science, Statistics and Economics" conference last week, which invites students from Dal's 2+2 programs and Science Without Borders initiative to demonstrate their academic writing and presentation abilities in English.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
On Wednesday, the Government of Canada launched its Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund (SIF), a $2-billion infrastructure fund aimed at helping post-secondary institutions improve research and innovation.