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A Rising Tide: In conversation with President Kim Brooks about ÿÈÕ´óÈü’s new strategic framework
ÿÈÕ´óÈü President Kim Brooks discusses the new strategic framework, how it was shaped by community voices, and what it asks of the university and its community. Read more.
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Award‑winning student essay asks what fractures community — and why showing up can help build it
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
ÿÈÕ´óÈü researchers are advancing health, clean energy, ocean science, and food innovation with new partner‑driven funding aimed at turning Nova Scotia research strengths into real‑world solutions.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A two‑year deep‑energy retrofit has modernized the Killam Memorial Library’s aging systems, boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and setting the stage for similar upgrades across campus.
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Friday, October 12, 2018
As of October 17, cannabis is legal in Canada — but ÿÈÕ´óÈü’s smoke-free policy remains in place, and that includes cannabis too. Learn more about rules related to cannabis on campus, including in residence.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Highlights from the IDEA Project grand opening ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, October 10.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
With the Emera ideaHUB incubator for startups alongside new labs and research facilities, the IDEA Project is set to take innovation on Sexton Campus to a whole new level.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Government leaders, donors, the Dal community and others gathered together Wednesday morning to celebrate the grand opening of Dal's IDEA Project: a $64-million transformation of the university's downtown campus that's sparking a new era in engineering, architecture and planning education.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
We take a detailed look at the new buildings and spaces that have transformed Dal's downtown campus — home to the faculties of Engineering and Architecture & Planning — into a hub of hands-on learning, research, design and innovation.