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Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision

Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision

As he begins his term as dean, Dr. Saleem Razack discusses social accountability, medical education, and his vision for strengthening health care across the Maritimes and beyond.  Read more.

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Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.
Dayna Park
Monday, August 24, 2026
A new lab opened at Dalhousie this summer represents a major leap forward for simulation-based health education in Atlantic Canada, offering students access to more advanced training that will prepare them for complex-care situations.
Michelle Soucy Rankin
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
From anatomy education to flexible learning and graduate mentorship, this year’s recipients are shaping how students learn, connect, and succeed.

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Alison Auld
Monday, June 26, 2023
More than a dozen solar cars from across Canada and the U.S., including one designed and built by Dal engineering students, face off this week in the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, Kansas.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, June 23, 2023
Dr. Jeff Dahn, one of the world's most-watched battery scientists, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Olin Palladium Award — a prestigious international prize whose past recipients include Nobel Prize winners and nominees.
Theresa Anne Salah
Friday, June 23, 2023
On International Women in Engineering Day, the new president of Dalhousie's undergraduate engineering society opened up about her struggles with burnout and how a group of female peers gave her the strength return to her studies after some time away.
Stefanie Wilson
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Pollinator walls designed and built by Dal students are being installed on campus during Dalhousie Biodiversity Week, promising to attract more bees and other creatures to university grounds.
Staff (with files from Mitacs)
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Dalhousie's Centre for Water Resources Studies has partnered with the Atlantic First Nation Water Authority — a first-of-its-kind Indigenous water utility — and Mitacs to train students supporting the mission of safer drinking water and clean wastewater for participating communities.