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Appointment of Cathie O'Toole as Vice‑President Finance and Administration
Â鶹´«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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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.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data.
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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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Eight exceptional individuals received honorary degrees during Â鶹´«Ã½'s Spring Convocation 2022. Hear some of the advice they shared with Dal's newest graduating class.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Dal’s Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development led the development of DalOpen, which offers anyone an opportunity to take select courses at the university fully online without applying to a program.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A team at Â鶹´«Ã½ looked into the issue and found that many Asian Canadians experienced outright racism or felt unsafe and unsettled during the pandemic because of the unexpected and unpredictable nature of discrimination.
Monday, June 13, 2022
Four years after a fire destroyed the Ag Campus's Cox Institute, the university officially celebrated the academic facility's rebirth.
Friday, June 10, 2022
Students in Dal’s Faculty of Engineering are building the university’s first electric-powered competition car with support from energy company Emera.