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Scenes from the Halifax Pride Parade
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ students, alumni, faculty, and staff took to the streets for the Halifax Pride Parade, moving through downtown in a colourful, high-energy show of community and celebration. Read more.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Dal community members gathered on the Studley Quad to mark the beginning of Pride celebrations in Halifax and honour the efforts of those working for a more inclusive future.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
The agreement, signed at the University of King’s College on Wednesday, June 24, will establish a province-wide framework across Nova Scotia's 10 public universities.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Staff and faculty reflect on fresh insights, big‑picture thinking, and renewed inspiration sparked at this popular spring gathering, touching on AI, belonging, and the student experience.
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Friday, June 16, 2017
Last week, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ held its annual Milestones Tea to honour the contributions of more than 60 faculty and staff who've reached 25, 35 or 45 years of service to the university.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
A group of Halifax junior high students and their two Dal mentors earned one of 20 spots in the Global Innovation Awards, an international robotics competition, for developing an animal-deterrent system for the wild horses of Sable Island, N.S. The students, part of the Dal-hosted Imhotep's Legacy Academy, are currently crowdfunding to pay for the trip.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Debbie Parker (Human Resources), Gail Power (Faculty of Agriculture) and Cathie Smith Gillis (Faculty of Health Professions) are this year's recipients of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ DPMG Award, celebrating outstanding contributions from professional and managerial staff across the university. Darrell Rhodenizer (Office of Advancement) received the DPMG's new Early Career Award.
Friday, June 9, 2017
Dal student team prevails at the first-ever global World’s Challenge Challenge competition, winning $30,000 to help develop their pilot project to provide prosthetic limbs to people in developing countries.
Friday, June 9, 2017
Sharon Forward (Faculty of Medicine), Eileen Kaiser (Department of Pathology) and Lugene Young (Manager Health Services, Agricultural Campus) are this year's recipients of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s top honour for service to students.