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How I spent my summer: Making Indigenous community connections

How I spent my summer: Making Indigenous community connections

Medical Sciences student Madison Dunbar travelled to Mi’kmaw communities around Atlantic Canada as part of a summer internship to help spread the word about a Dal program creating pathways for Indigenous youth in health-care professions.  Read more.

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Ariel Mackenzie
Friday, September 20, 2024
Dal Gives Back linked students with opportunities to make a difference by assembling hygiene kits for those in need and crafting thoughtful cards for seniors.
Jennifer Cameron
Friday, September 27, 2024
Fifteen innovation-inspired events. More than 1,500 participants. More bold ideas than you can imagine. Learn more about a week brimming with transformative potential.
Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Leticia Magpali, a Biology PhD candidate, spearheaded the creation of a new course on science communications that encourages students to look beyond their final grade.

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Andrew Riley
Thursday, October 28, 2021
A graduate student advisory council has been established to help build Ä¢¹½AV's new BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, a program that connects students of colour with mentors of colour.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Sir Hilary Beckles will offer reflections during a talk next week as part of a pre-conference event — Slavery and Reparations: African Nova Scotia, Canada and Beyond — to help set the stage for the 2023 Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference in Halifax.
Erica Gagnon
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
With dozens of recommendations, Ä¢¹½AV’s updated African Nova Scotian strategy offers the university’s most robust approach ever to increasing support for ANS students, staff and faculty.
Alison Auld
Monday, October 25, 2021
This October, as part of our coverage of Women's History Month in Canada, we ask a few of Ä¢¹½AV's many amazing researchers to reflect on their experiences as women working across a range of different fields.
Madeline Lean
Friday, October 22, 2021
The Schulich School of Law professor has made her mark as the Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy at Ä¢¹½AV. Now, she is set to embark on her second five-year term in the role with even bigger ambitions.