Student Life
Moving through winter: How a beginner run club program is building community at Dal
Dal students are finding motivation and friendship through a relaxed run/walk program that prioritizes showing up, moving together, and making fitness feel more welcoming. Read more.
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
Grounded by a lifelong love of running, Dal MBA grad Jacob Benoit earns a prestigious U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All‑Canadian award recognizing his athletic and academic dedication.
Monday, January 19, 2026
A doctoral student shares how a travel grant and academic training boosted her research momentum and opened doors to connect her work with wider audiences.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
From varsity swimming to ocean-tech entrepreneurship, Isaac Bahler’s path to Oxford reflects a passion for turning climate research into real-world solutions.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
First-year students are about to arrive on campus, with a whole schedule of exciting and educational activities awaiting them.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Abdulrahman Alkahmees (BSc ’10, DDS ’14) talks about his experience returning to Dal from his native Kuwait this fall to continue graduate studies in Dentistry.
Friday, August 26, 2016
More than 30 Syrian newcomers to Halifax took part in a five-day programming camp hosted by Dal students, in which they learned website development skills and explored opportunities in computer science.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Dal's Coastal Studio program allows Architecture students like Sarah Dede and Josh Nieves to develop and build unique community projects for farmers' markets, national parks and more.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Last week, Dal's third-year Electrical Engineering students took part in their annual robotics competition, the culmination of weeks of hands-on coursework building a robot to autonomously complete a simple-yet-challenging maze.