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Dalhousie places third in Canada in 2027 Maclean's rankings of mid‑sized universities

Dalhousie places third in Canada in 2027 Maclean's rankings of mid‑sized universities

Top national scores in faculty awards, research impact, student financial support, and reputation highlighted Dalhousie’s strengths in Maclean’s newly revamped rankings framework.  Read more.

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Alison DeLory
Friday, October 16, 2026
As awareness of menopause grows, a Dal expert is helping shape conversations from campus workplaces to national policy, advocating for better support, education, and research.
Kelly Taylor
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Updated questions and language aim to better reflect the university community, with census data helping inform policies, programs, services, and future planning across Dal.
Mary-Eleanor Power
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.

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By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Called Defying the Odds, the third annual student success symposium will focus on ways of assisting at-risk students.
By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Visually impaired social-work graduate helps other people dealing with vision loss
By Marilyn Smulders
Monday, April 21, 2008
Gifted designer Robert Doyle, the founder of Dalhousie's costume studies program, is named to the Order of Canada. (Shown above, Robert Doyle's sketch of costumes for Fortress Louisbourg)
By Ryan McNutt
Monday, April 21, 2008
An interview with DSU president-elect Courtney Larkin
By Moses Chikowero
Friday, April 18, 2008
Zimbabweans talk of Chimurenga – the need to forcibly remove the political dinosaurs – but that plays into Mugabe’s hands