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Meet Isaac Bahler, Dalhousie’s 95th Rhodes Scholar! From varsity swimming to ocean-tech entrepreneurship, Bahler’s path to Oxford reflects a passion for turning climate research into real-world solutions: buff.ly/dFHMzsq
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Meet Isaac Bahler, Dalhousie’s 95th Rhodes Scholar! From varsity swimming to ocean-tech entrepreneurship, Bahler’s path to Oxford reflects a passion for turning climate research into real-world solutions: buff.ly/dFHMzsq
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“We can move a lot more people in a lane full of buses than in a lane full of cars. But that requires change, and that’s what’s difficult for a lot of people.” Can data help Halifax shift its #CarBrain mentality? #CarCulture www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...
DalSolutions: Modeling the future of transportation in Halifax
Dalhousie research is helping the Halifax Regional Municipality plan a transportation system that’s efficient, sustainable, and ready for the city’s rapid growth.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“We can move a lot more people in a lane full of buses than in a lane full of cars. But that requires change, and that’s what’s difficult for a lot of people.” Can data help Halifax shift its #CarBrain mentality? #CarCulture www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...
We are proud to celebrate nine new and renewed Canada Research Chairs whose research tackles everything from global health to ocean sustainability and agriculture:
From Arctic law to viral epidemics: Dalhousie's newest Canada Research Chairs are taking on emerging challenges
Dalhousie celebrates new and renewed Canada Research Chairs tackling global challenges from Arctic law and anti-Black racism to climate resilience, clean energy, and pandemic preparedness.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We are proud to celebrate nine new and renewed Canada Research Chairs whose research tackles everything from global health to ocean sustainability and agriculture:
We're helping to revolutionize respiratory care in Nova Scotia by opening a new community clinic in Halifax, designed to improve outcomes for patients facing urgent respiratory health challenges:
New clinic set to revolutionize respiratory care in Nova Scotia
A new clinic led by Dal and community partners — with funding from GSK Canada — will offer faster, community-based respiratory care that empowers patients and trains future professionals while easing…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We're helping to revolutionize respiratory care in Nova Scotia by opening a new community clinic in Halifax, designed to improve outcomes for patients facing urgent respiratory health challenges:
Dalhousie’s Dr. Françoise Baylis begins new chapter as president of the Royal Society of Canada: buff.ly/I4DoRAb
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dalhousie’s Dr. Françoise Baylis begins new chapter as president of the Royal Society of Canada: buff.ly/I4DoRAb
This week, we officially unveiled the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity: A new gateway to ocean discovery!
Opening to the public in December, guests can explore the ocean through immersive exhibits, Indigenous storytelling, and a blue whale skeleton.
More info: ow.ly/sSIb50XjNlJ
Opening to the public in December, guests can explore the ocean through immersive exhibits, Indigenous storytelling, and a blue whale skeleton.
More info: ow.ly/sSIb50XjNlJ
October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This week, we officially unveiled the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity: A new gateway to ocean discovery!
Opening to the public in December, guests can explore the ocean through immersive exhibits, Indigenous storytelling, and a blue whale skeleton.
More info: ow.ly/sSIb50XjNlJ
Opening to the public in December, guests can explore the ocean through immersive exhibits, Indigenous storytelling, and a blue whale skeleton.
More info: ow.ly/sSIb50XjNlJ
For 15 years, Dal’s campus Mawio’mi has been a highlight of Mi’kmaw History Month — bringing colour, connection, and culture to the Quad. This year’s celebration showcased dance, craft, food, and tradition.
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In photos: Dal's 15th Mawio'mi brings colour and connection to campus
Dal's Mawio'mi transformed campus into a vibrant celebration of Mi'kmaw culture, bringing together community members of all ages for dance, food, and connection.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For 15 years, Dal’s campus Mawio’mi has been a highlight of Mi’kmaw History Month — bringing colour, connection, and culture to the Quad. This year’s celebration showcased dance, craft, food, and tradition.
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New research from Dalhousie and UNBC finds mid-sized Canadian cities are shifting from sprawl to density.
Halifax leads the trend — its downtown population grew 25% from 2016–2021, the fastest in the country.
Halifax leads the trend — its downtown population grew 25% from 2016–2021, the fastest in the country.
Dense, compact urban growth is favoured by mid‑sized Canadian cities
Revitalizing city centres by making them more dense and mixed-use can help curb urban sprawl, write Dalhousie Planning researcher Jeffrey Biggar and UNBC colleague Rylan Graham.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New research from Dalhousie and UNBC finds mid-sized Canadian cities are shifting from sprawl to density.
Halifax leads the trend — its downtown population grew 25% from 2016–2021, the fastest in the country.
Halifax leads the trend — its downtown population grew 25% from 2016–2021, the fastest in the country.
For the O’Brien family, M.M. O’Brien Hall is more than a building; it’s a legacy. Named after 1913 grad Melbourne O’Brien, it now serves Dal’s Engineering and Planning students, including his great-great nieces and nephew.
Uncle Mel's legacy: A family’s journey through Dalhousie’s O’Brien Hall
A century-old legacy comes full circle as Melbourne O’Brien’s great-great-nieces and nephew walk the halls of O’Brien Hall, a longstanding anchor of Dalhousie's Sexton Campus.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For the O’Brien family, M.M. O’Brien Hall is more than a building; it’s a legacy. Named after 1913 grad Melbourne O’Brien, it now serves Dal’s Engineering and Planning students, including his great-great nieces and nephew.
From growing up in a home full of dialogue to a career in journalism, CBC’s Mary Lynk (BA ’84) brings her passion for conversation to tonight's 2025 Stanfield Conversations on Democracy.
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CBC’s Mary Lynk on democracy’s crossroads: 'Lines are being crossed that once seemed unimaginable'
Journalist and Dal alum Mary Lynk returns to her alma mater to moderate the 2025 Stanfield Conversation on challenges to the rule of law and the future of liberal democracy.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
From growing up in a home full of dialogue to a career in journalism, CBC’s Mary Lynk (BA ’84) brings her passion for conversation to tonight's 2025 Stanfield Conversations on Democracy.
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Last winter, Dal student Julia completed a co-op term with the Ottawa Senators in client services and event planning.
After a summer back in class, she’s now onto her second work term, joining the Canadian Olympic Committee as a sports business intern ahead of the Winter Olympics.
After a summer back in class, she’s now onto her second work term, joining the Canadian Olympic Committee as a sports business intern ahead of the Winter Olympics.
She shoots, she scores: Commerce student secures co‑ops with the Ottawa Senators, Olympics
Julia Bissonnette, a third-year commerce student at Dalhousie, credits her pursuit of sport-specific extracurriculars and leading with passion to landing her first two work terms.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last winter, Dal student Julia completed a co-op term with the Ottawa Senators in client services and event planning.
After a summer back in class, she’s now onto her second work term, joining the Canadian Olympic Committee as a sports business intern ahead of the Winter Olympics.
After a summer back in class, she’s now onto her second work term, joining the Canadian Olympic Committee as a sports business intern ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Dal is proud to introduce the first fully digital issue of Dal Magazine! You’ll find news and feature stories, plus multi-media content that cultivates curiosity, showcases groundbreaking research, celebrates alumni, and illustrates the impact of philanthropy at Dalhousie: buff.ly/BqPI5pd
October 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Dal is proud to introduce the first fully digital issue of Dal Magazine! You’ll find news and feature stories, plus multi-media content that cultivates curiosity, showcases groundbreaking research, celebrates alumni, and illustrates the impact of philanthropy at Dalhousie: buff.ly/BqPI5pd
Dalhousie’s Free Store is now a permanent, year-round space—offering students free access to essentials like kitchenware, electronics, school supplies, and clothing!
Dal students rescue campus essentials at expanded Free Store
More than 1,200 students scored big at Dal's Free Store last week, taking home tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods for free and proving one person's trash can be another's treasure.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dalhousie’s Free Store is now a permanent, year-round space—offering students free access to essentials like kitchenware, electronics, school supplies, and clothing!
Grace Beer, our Dalhousie Tigers women’s hockey goalie, is making an impact beyond the ice. She’s joining the Creating Coaches program as an assistant coach with the Metro East Inferno U15 team, an initiative dedicated to increasing the number of women in hockey coaching across 🇨🇦.
Award‑winning Dal goalie joins national push to elevate women coaches in hockey
Grace Beer joins a Halifax girls hockey team as a coach this season through the national Creating Coaches program, which champions the powerful impact of female mentors in the sport.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Grace Beer, our Dalhousie Tigers women’s hockey goalie, is making an impact beyond the ice. She’s joining the Creating Coaches program as an assistant coach with the Metro East Inferno U15 team, an initiative dedicated to increasing the number of women in hockey coaching across 🇨🇦.
Congrats to Dal PhD student Annika Benson, winner of the 2025 Falling Walls Atlantic regional competition!
Her ideas for a breakthrough ultrasound probe designed to improve neurosurgical guidance in brain cancer treatment earned her a spot in the finals in Berlin:
Her ideas for a breakthrough ultrasound probe designed to improve neurosurgical guidance in brain cancer treatment earned her a spot in the finals in Berlin:
Dal student earns spot in Falling Walls global pitch finals with cancer tech innovation
PhD researcher Annika Benson will represent Atlantic Canada in Berlin this fall, showcasing a breakthrough tool for safer brain tumour surgery in a pitch competition against 100 global research…
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October 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Congrats to Dal PhD student Annika Benson, winner of the 2025 Falling Walls Atlantic regional competition!
Her ideas for a breakthrough ultrasound probe designed to improve neurosurgical guidance in brain cancer treatment earned her a spot in the finals in Berlin:
Her ideas for a breakthrough ultrasound probe designed to improve neurosurgical guidance in brain cancer treatment earned her a spot in the finals in Berlin:
Updates on the fall break, exam schedule and more: ow.ly/Bs1i50X0uBr
Updates on the fall break, exam schedule and more
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September 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Updates on the fall break, exam schedule and more: ow.ly/Bs1i50X0uBr
DFA collective agreement ratified by both DFA and Board. Details: ow.ly/M5Wk50WYpuM
DFA negotiations
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September 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
DFA collective agreement ratified by both DFA and Board. Details: ow.ly/M5Wk50WYpuM
Last night, the Board and the Dalhousie Faculty Association reached a tentative collective agreement and mutually agreed to end the labour disruption.
Suspended classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, September 23.
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Suspended classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, September 23.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Last night, the Board and the Dalhousie Faculty Association reached a tentative collective agreement and mutually agreed to end the labour disruption.
Suspended classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, September 23.
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Suspended classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, September 23.
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Labour disruption ends: Dalhousie Board of Governors and DFA reach tentative agreement: ow.ly/YwCi50WXi8f
Labour disruption ends: Dalhousie Board of Governors and DFA reach tentative agreement
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September 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Labour disruption ends: Dalhousie Board of Governors and DFA reach tentative agreement: ow.ly/YwCi50WXi8f
Bargaining update: The bargaining teams for the Dalhousie Board of Governors and Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) have agreed to continue discussions this evening (Monday, September 15).
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Bargaining update: The bargaining teams for the Dalhousie Board of Governors and Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) have agreed to continue discussions this evening (Monday, September 15).
Addressing Dalhousie's budget: Arena, surplus and more — A message from Gitta Kulczycki, vice-president finance and administration, addressing a few significant misconceptions about Dalhousie's finances that have arisen over the last few weeks during the current labour disruption: ow.ly/o49350WVcAn
Addressing Dalhousie's budget: Arena, surplus and more
A message from Gitta Kulczycki, vice-president finance and administration, addressing a few significant misconceptions about Dalhousie's finances that have arisen over the last few weeks during the cu...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Addressing Dalhousie's budget: Arena, surplus and more — A message from Gitta Kulczycki, vice-president finance and administration, addressing a few significant misconceptions about Dalhousie's finances that have arisen over the last few weeks during the current labour disruption: ow.ly/o49350WVcAn
Board shares new offer with DFA, reaffirms commitment to resolving labour disruption - a message from Kim Brooks, President and Vice-Chancellor: ow.ly/Xltu50WUTGt
Board shares new offer with DFA, reaffirms commitment to resolving labour disruption
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September 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Board shares new offer with DFA, reaffirms commitment to resolving labour disruption - a message from Kim Brooks, President and Vice-Chancellor: ow.ly/Xltu50WUTGt
The Dalhousie Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) met this afternoon to resume discussions.
At 4 p.m., the Conciliator ended the conciliation session.
At this time, the parties have no further conciliation dates scheduled.
At 4 p.m., the Conciliator ended the conciliation session.
At this time, the parties have no further conciliation dates scheduled.
September 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Dalhousie Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) met this afternoon to resume discussions.
At 4 p.m., the Conciliator ended the conciliation session.
At this time, the parties have no further conciliation dates scheduled.
At 4 p.m., the Conciliator ended the conciliation session.
At this time, the parties have no further conciliation dates scheduled.
The following is a joint statement from the Dalhousie University Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association.
The Dalhousie Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) met this morning (Monday, Sept. 8) to resume discussions.
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The Dalhousie Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) met this morning (Monday, Sept. 8) to resume discussions.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The following is a joint statement from the Dalhousie University Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association.
The Dalhousie Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) met this morning (Monday, Sept. 8) to resume discussions.
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The Dalhousie Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) met this morning (Monday, Sept. 8) to resume discussions.
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September 4 Labour Relations Update: Dalhousie Board welcomes conciliation opportunity with DFA, offers to meet earlier to resolve labour disruption.
September 4 ‑ Dal Board welcomes conciliation opportunity with DFA, offers to meet earlier
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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September 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
September 4 Labour Relations Update: Dalhousie Board welcomes conciliation opportunity with DFA, offers to meet earlier to resolve labour disruption.