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Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it

Mia Mackenzie, a Master of Social Work student, earned top honours in Dal’s Glovin Award for an essay urging people to resist division by showing up and staying accountable to community.  Read more.

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Farrah Smith
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Michael Mackley becomes Dalhousie's 88th Rhodes Scholar and will get to further his passion for medical research next year at Oxford University.
Marie Visca
Monday, December 2, 2013
Dal's Interprofessional Health Education (IPHE) initiative has been bringing students and community members together to discuss LGBTQ experiences in the health-care system, with the acclaimed documentary "Gen Silent" as the conversation starter.
Amani Saini
Friday, November 29, 2013
"Insights to Success": How Indian student Priyanka Varkey discovered her passions at Dalhousie.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, November 29, 2013
A phased approach to fitness revitalization at Dal would begin with a new facility on South Street, incorporating new cardio and strength facilities, group fitness studios and more.
Geoffrey Smith
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Michelin has been offering Dal students hands-on co-op experiences for more than 30 years.