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Making a whale of an entrance: 18‑metre blue whale skeleton installed at Dal

Suspended from ceiling of the Steele Ocean Sciences Building is the skeleton of an adult blue whale found washed up in Nova Scotia. The new installation is the centrepiece of the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to protect our ocean and its inhabitants.  Read more.

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Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of Âé¶¹Éç’s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the Âé¶¹Éç Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.
Mary Jane Webber
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The complicated process of switching the heat off and the cooling on at Dal.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of Âé¶¹Éç’s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the Âé¶¹Éç Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Emm Campbell
Friday, May 9, 2025
One hundred years after her great grandmother graduated from Dal, Sophie Watts (PhD’23) did the same. Not only is she the fourth generation of women in her family to earn a Dal degree, but she’s also carrying on their tradition of making a difference.
Theresa Anne Salah
Thursday, May 1, 2025
At a time when national defence is top of mind for many Canadians, a team of Âé¶¹Éç Engineering students is doing their part to improve efficiency in shipbuilding.
Stephanie Rogers with photos by Jean Lynds
Friday, April 25, 2025
Students in the Faculty of Agriculture joined in the shearing of the campus ewes and rams this month — freeing 750 pounds of fleece that will be used to make blankets and yarn to be turned into hats, mitts and more.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
As more faculty members seek guidance on how to bring an anti-colonial perspective to their courses, educational developers at Dal are creating new connection points.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Nowadays, we think of altering one’s silhouette with clothing as ‘cheating,' but in the Victorian Period, it was expected. See how five Costume Studies students rose to the challenge of re-creating the iconic outfits of 1875.