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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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Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains was on campus Tuesday to celebrate six Dalhousie researchers in joining the university’s contingent of 50 Canada Research Chairs — the largest in Atlantic Canada.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Dalhousie’s Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) has released its draft operating budget report for 2016-2017. Here's what you need to know
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Dal’s Budget Advisory Committee’s draft report on the 2016-17 operating budget recommends specific changes to tuition and fees. Here's what you need to know
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, February 4, 2016
The story behind Dal's February holiday, including a look at Munro Days past and the man whose generosity saved the university from closure in the late 1870s.
Melanie Jollymore
Monday, February 1, 2016
Surgeons, physicians and scientists at Dalhousie Medical School are striving to better understand, treat and cure HPV-related throat and mouth cancers, rates of which have more than quadrupled in the past decade.