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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

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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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.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
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.
Ariann Greenidge
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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Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Dr. David Percival has been at the centre of wild blueberry research and collaboration in Nova Scotia for close to three decades, resulting in a quadrupling of annual production in the province. This fall, he is one of three finalists for Research Nova Scotia's Public Impact Award.
Fountain School of Performing Arts
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
A wedding, a battle, and lots of sexual innuendo: See scenes from The Tamer Tamed, running Tuesday through Saturday this week.
Cheryl Bell
Friday, October 7, 2022
The new Tze/Chiang Paediatric and Adult Special Needs Clinic in the Faculty of Dentistry was made possible through a $1-million gift from alumna Dr. Theresa Chiang (BSc’61, DDS’65) in memory of her late husband, paediatric physician Dr. Wah Jun Tze (MD’65).
Danny Abriel
Friday, October 7, 2022
Explore scenes from Dal's 12th annual Mawio'mi, part of the university's Mi'kmaq History Month celebrations.
Anne Swan
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Philosophy alum Portia Clark (BA’91), the voice of CBC’s "Information Morning" in mainland Nova Scotia, returns to Dal this month to moderate Digital Democracy — the second annual Stanfield Conversation.