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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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By Ryan McNutt
Monday, February 9, 2009
Law students indicate they'd rather earn a J.D. (Juris Doctor) than a Bachelor of Laws (L.LB) or Juris Doctor (J.D.).
By Michelle Hampson
Thursday, February 5, 2009
"We haven't gotten to a point where there is the right combination of political will, public awareness, public pressure and public understanding of the issues to ensure that effective measures are being implemented," says Professor Meinhard Doelle.
By Dawn Morrison
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Dal Opera Workshop presents the irresistible, irreverent operetta Orpheus in the Underworld.
By Joshua Tapper
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Professor Rob Jamieson believes the new Environment, Sustainability and Society program will prove to be a powerful combination with the university’s new undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering.
By Caitlyn MacMaster
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Dalhousie Environmental Science grad Caitlyn MacMaster recently spent two weeks in the Canadian Arctic. As a chaperone with Students on Ice, Caitlyn cruised the east coast of Baffin Island with a team of scientists, environmental visionaries, artists, respected Inuit figures, and enthusiastic students.