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Rustum Southwell renewed as Dalhousie chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as Dalhousie chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a Dalhousie and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The movement advocates to empower customers, businesses, and independent repair providers with access to parts, tools, and software to repair products, devices, and technologies. Read more about progress in Canada.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Dalhousie University placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Dalhousie hosted Indian partners for a high-level visit last week advancing joint research, innovation programs and industry collaboration, with new agreements, funding pathways and a shared global innovation campus taking shape.

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Nick Wright
Friday, March 18, 2016
With Dalhousie once again ranking prominently among the world's most international universities, we talk with some of the Dal leaders working to increase global collaborations for students and researchers and to support international students who study here.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, March 18, 2016
With course registration for returning students starting Monday, we take a quick look at the changes to the academic dates approved for this upcoming year, including a fall study break and the end-of-term "lieu day" in the schedule.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Art McDonald, two-time Dal alum and co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, returned to campus Monday night to talk with students, faculty and community members about his groundbreaking research into the fundamental building blocks of the universe.
Kelly Taylor
Monday, March 14, 2016
Dalhousie launches a university-wide mental wellness initiative, aimed at building a positive mental health environment for faculty, staff and students.
Kelly Taylor
Friday, March 11, 2016
We get to know Tracy Rands, who is overseeing a new Talent Management portfolio within Dal Human Resources that focuses on recruitment, career and leadership development and organizational health.