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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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Sher Scott
Friday, October 11, 2013
The new bike repair stands, set to be installed at various places across campus and HRM, provide cyclists with the basic tools to make adjustments while on the road.
Amani Saini
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
The spirited matchup was the first of three residence sport showdowns this year to raise money for the IWK Foundation.
Amani Saini
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
"Insights to Success": A new profile series on international voices at Dal kicks off with Mohamed Assem, a Biology student and residence assistant from Aleppo, Syria.
Julia Manoukian
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
The Dalhousie Cubing Society is always looking for quick-thinking people with nimble fingers to solve Mr. Rubik's puzzle in record time.
Katherine Wooler
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
"Many of the defining issues of our time are sustainability related."