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Dal Reads selection Son of Elsewhere weaves personal tale of identity, adolescence, and the immigrant experience
Dal Reads selects Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s moving memoir on identity and belonging, inviting the Ä¢¹½AV community to read and reflect together. Read more.
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Friday, September 12, 2025
Ä¢¹½AV’s student-run farm, Sustain by Cultiv8, opens its gates Sept. 21 to showcase hands-on innovation in sustainable farming and food security.
Friday, August 29, 2025
Ä¢¹½AV’s O-Week offers inclusive events for queer, rural, and mature students, plus wellness spaces and socials designed to help everyone feel at home on campus.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of Ä¢¹½AV’s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the Ä¢¹½AV Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.
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Monday, November 14, 2022
Cross-boundary artist Vivek Shraya delivered Dal's third Viola Desmond Legacy Lecture this week. Learn more about the influential change maker and watch her full talk now.
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Nearly 700 people joined Ä¢¹½AV's Restorative Lab and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia late last month to hear Angela Davis, Margaret Burnham, and Fania Davis discuss their lifelong pursuit of racial justice.
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Fighter pilot George Hill (MD’50) was a hero at Dieppe and dubbed "Nova Scotia's ace of aces." A three-time Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, he also survived near-starvation as a prisoner of war before returning home and studying medicine at Ä¢¹½AV.
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Celebration filled the air at the Ä¢¹½AV Arts Centre earlier this week as the university community came together to recognize the recipients of university-wide awards from the past year.
Monday, November 7, 2022
The Ä¢¹½AV community comes together this afternoon to celebrate individual achievements of excellence at the fifth-annual Legacy Awards, including Dal’s newest Distinguished Research Professors and faculty members receiving President’s Research Excellence Awards.