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Why Dalhousie launched six new computer science majors

Why Dalhousie launched six new computer science majors

As AI, cybersecurity and other fields reshape computing, Dalhousie has launched six new majors designed to give students deeper expertise and clearer pathways into emerging careers.  Read more.

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Kelly Taylor
Friday, November 6, 2026
Find out who is marking 25, 35, 45, and even 50 years at Dalhousie as the university celebrates employees whose dedication has shaped generations of students and colleagues.
Matt Reeder
Monday, October 26, 2026
Canada's Ocean Envoy Diana Fox Carney visited Dalhousie to gather ideas from researchers, policymakers and community leaders ahead of next year's Our Ocean Conference.
Matt Reeder
Friday, October 16, 2026
Top national scores in faculty awards, research impact, student financial support, and reputation highlighted Dalhousie’s strengths in Maclean’s newly revamped rankings framework.

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Dal News Staff
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Dal’s student athletes hit the books as hard as they hit the playing field. Congratulations to all those who have been recognized as Academic All-Canadians.
By Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine announced recently that its undergraduate medical education program had been placed on probation by its American accrediting body, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Having just completed the appeals process, new dean Tom Marrie sat down with Dalnews to explain how the medical school is responding to the challenge.
By Allison Gerrard
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Galien Research Award is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of pharmaceutical research.
By Charles Crosby
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
So far, absentee levels at Dal due to illness are not up significantly over the same time last year.
By Amanda Pelham
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
“In fact, vaccinations are one of the safest medical interventions that we have,” says Noni MacDonald, a co-investigator of the study published in The Lancet.