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Dal students rescue campus essentials at expanded Free Store

Dal students rescue campus essentials at expanded Free Store

More than 1,200 students scored big at Dal's Free Store last week, taking home tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods for free and proving one person's trash can be another's treasure.  Read more.

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Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 29, 2025
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Future Farm program offers hands-on training in precision agriculture, helping Atlantic Canadians upskill for high-demand careers in the fast-growing AgTech sector.
Tanis Trainor
Friday, August 15, 2025
AI2Market mirrors the nationally recognized Lab2Market entrepreneurship program with a focus on training students in AI.  Fourth-year Computer Science student Vansh Sood shares his experience.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Evolutionary biologist Dr. Ford Doolittle has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada — the highest honour in the Order — in recognition of a scholarly career that has upended our understanding of the natural world and helped made Canada a global leader in genome evolution.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Dal rose 11 spots to rank 89th overall in the world for the study of law in Times Higher Education’s 2025 World University Rankings by Subject.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
This new funding establishes AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ as the national headquarters of Lab2Market and will enable the program to expand to more than 50 Canadian universities, colleges, and research hospitals, helping to unlock the commercial potential of $7.8 billion in collective annual research funding.
Jalana Lewis
Friday, January 10, 2025
A stunning quilt installation created by an African Nova Scotian artist has found a permanent home at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, unveiled late last year at a celebration marking the release of the latest annual report from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s African Nova Scotian Strategy Advisory Council.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Dr. Wanda Costen arrives at Dal eager to help shape the university's future with its people top of mind. "My mantra is transparency, fairness and equity, and I honour that every day in what I’m trying to do."
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Now that Justin Trudeau has agreed to step down as Liberal leader, possible contenders to replace him must weigh their ambitions for the position against a still-bleak electoral outlook for the federal party. Dal’s Scott Pruysers explains how it could all play out.