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Appointment of Cathie O'Toole as Vice‑President Finance and Administration

Appointment of Cathie O'Toole as Vice‑President Finance and Administration

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has announced the appointment of Cathie O’Toole as the university’s next Vice-President Finance and Administration.  Read more.

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Yuan Yuan
Thursday, July 31, 2025
The Dal-based Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security is ramping up emergency prevention efforts across Latin America thanks to a $1-million gift from The Slaight Family Foundation.
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data.
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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Christena Copeland
Friday, January 6, 2023
World-renowned architect and former Dal prof Brian MacKay-Lyons was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada and business leader John Bragg was promoted to a Companion of the Order — just two of seven individuals with connections to Dal to receive one of Canada's top honours late last month.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A small satellite designed and built by Dal Engineering students finally launched into orbit last week. It is the first deployment of its kind for a satellite made in Atlantic Canada.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Discovery, community and celebration — oh my, 2022 was indeed quite a year. Take a look back at 35 of Dal News' top stories of impact, insight and achievement from across the past year.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
As he prepares to leave Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at the end of December, Deep Saini sits down with Dal News for an interview covering how the university persevered through the COVID-19 pandemic, the promise he sees in Dal’s future, and his final message for the Dal community.
Rick Ezekiel, Vice-Provost, Student Affairs; Dr. Cristin Muecke, Regional Medical Officer of Health
Friday, December 16, 2022
Nova Scotia Public Health is sharing information about its investigation into two cases of meningococcal disease in Dal’s residence community in Shirreff Hall. They are also sharing the very sad news about the sudden death of one of those students. Read the full message from Vice-Provost Student Affairs Rick Ezekiel and Dr. Cristin Muecke, Regional Medical Officer of Health.