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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion
Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life. Read more.
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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.
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.
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Thursday, September 1, 2022
On September 1, 2012, the merger between ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ University and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College became official — a union that created Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture and established the university’s first formal campus outside of Halifax.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
In Atlantic Canada, many small farms and agricultural producers can't afford to implement the latest tech solutions, but a new Dal-linked initiative seeks to offer a path forward.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Students from Colombia's Universidad del Atlántico visited Halifax in July for a Language Educators' program hosted by ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½, creating memories of new friendships, new cultural experiences and new learning challenges — big and small.
Friday, August 5, 2022
Instead of complacent acceptance of misinformed beliefs, we need institutional moves to cultivate trust between experts and the public.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
A new program launched this summer by a collection of national research groups in collaboration with ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ and other Canadian universities offered trainees in health-related professions a window in the substantial toll modern health care takes on climate change.