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Helping power Dal forward: Meet the 2025 DPMG Award recipients
This year’s DPMG Awards recognize eight exceptional professionals whose leadership, innovation, and service continue to strengthen Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s mission and enrich the university community in meaningful, lasting ways. Read more.
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Monday, July 7, 2025
Campus flags have been lowered in memory of Dr. Pemberton Cyrus, professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering who dedicated his life to expanding access to STEM education and championing equity within the engineering profession.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Shutting down campus power for essential electrical upgrades is far more than flipping a switch — it’s a complex, safety-critical task involving more than 125 people. See how May’s shutdown came together and how this work ensures Dal’s electrical stability.
Friday, June 27, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ Senate bids farewell to Dr. Louise Spiteri with heartfelt tributes, poetic praise, and a surprise send-off marking her impactful leadership as chair and years of dedicated service.
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
One of Nova Scotia’s most prominent community and business leaders, Rustum Southwell — best known as founding CEO of the renowned Black Business Initiative — is set to take on the mantle of Â鶹´«Ã½'s top ceremonial role. For Southwell, it represents another chapter in a legacy of lifting people up to grow, thrive and succeed.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Now ranked at 298 globally, Â鶹´«Ã½ maintained twelfth place among Canadian universities and remains the top-ranked university in Atlantic Canada.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The federal government’s proposed Agile Licensing drug approval regulations mean Canada will have less information about the risks of new medicines, and higher costs.
Monday, June 26, 2023
More than a dozen solar cars from across Canada and the U.S., including one designed and built by Dal engineering students, face off this week in the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, Kansas.
Friday, June 23, 2023
Dr. Jeff Dahn, one of the world's most-watched battery scientists, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Olin Palladium Award — a prestigious international prize whose past recipients include Nobel Prize winners and nominees.