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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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Thursday, June 2, 2022
Discoveries by Â鶹´«Ã½'s Canada Research Chairs promise to relieve the suffering of millions afflicted with chronic pain and inflammation. Learn how they’re zeroing in on solutions that could change lives.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Dal President Deep Saini and Chancellor Scott Brison took part in an Installation ceremony Tuesday morning, marking the return of a long-held tradition formally recognizing the start of a new leader’s term.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Professor Erin Johnson, the Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, is the first Dal researcher to receive the Steacie Prize — one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for early-career scientists.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Led by researchers in Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Faculty of Health, a new project involves working with three communities in Cape Breton to understand and evaluate what programs seniors need.
Friday, May 13, 2022
Four Dal researchers have been a driving force behind Dartmouth-firm Planetary Technologies’ win of the Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE Carbon Removal award. The firm is one of 15 $1-million (USD) milestone award winners selected from a global pool of more than 1,100 teams.