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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 16, 2008
Health promotions student Jessie Sheppard plans a double-barrelled Joints in Motion fundraiser—a swim across the Northumberland Strait followed by a climb to the top of Kilimanjaro
Dal News Staff
Monday, April 14, 2008
Updates on the Coburg Towers demolition, Ultimate Quidditch, Dump and Run and Spring Convocation
By Dawn Morrison
Friday, April 11, 2008
Dalhousie has five years to raise $750,000 for scholarship fund
By Mary Somers
Friday, April 11, 2008
“We do not need a plan with lots of beautiful photographs and multi-coloured graphs that ends up on a bookshelf and has the dust blown off it once in awhile,” says Jeff Lamb, assistant vice-president of Facilities Management. “We need a master plan that works for us."
By Amanda Pelham
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Dalhousie researchers are looking at the links between the environment and youth obesity