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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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Staff with files from CBU and the Government of Nova Scotia
Thursday, May 12, 2022
A new partnership between Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Medical School and Cape Breton University (CBU) aims to create solutions to alleviate family physician shortages in rural Nova Scotia.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
A conversation with Martha Paynter — PhD candidate, registered Nurse and author of a new book on reproductive health and justice — about what the U.S. Supreme Court's presumed ruling on abortion could mean for reproductive rights on both sides of the border.
Mark Campbell
Friday, May 6, 2022
When Clayton Burrill (JD‘11) heard that he and his fellow Hillsburn bandmates had scored five 2022 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA) nominations, it was a wonderful but surreal moment. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic essentially shut down live performances, making life as working musician challenging.
Natasha Breward
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Shannex joined with Pulse, Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Health Innovation Sandbox, to host a hackathon event in March that gave students from several local post-secondary institutions the opportunity to work on real-world long-term care challenges such as resident falls, social isolation, disease progression and care transitions, and responsive behaviours.
Jennifer Cameron
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Since 2020, 67 business leaders have mentored Lab2Market and Ready2Launch student teams from Dal Innovates. With the support of these trusted advisors these teams have raised a total of 4.2 million in private and public funding and created 83 jobs in the region.