Sarah Harding, a Dal law alum whose five-year term began Monday, is the seventeenth dean of the law school and the fourth woman to serve in the position.

ShanghaiRanking Consultancy鈥檚 annual assessment of the world鈥檚 top universities places Dal in the top 400 globally and the top 17 nationally.

Arad Gharagozli鈥檚 Galaxia Mission Systems will use the new investment from the Canadian government to build and launch two nanosatellites into orbit.

A young great white shark found on a Nova Scotia beach this summer gave students an exceptionally rare opportunity to see up close one of the ocean's most endangered and mythic creatures, while helping in the search for clues as to what led to its death.

The Province of Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, has announced the development and funding of a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at Dal that is poised to help alleviate some of the burden faced by physicians and provide a pathway to meet the health-care needs of Nova Scotians.