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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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Staff
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Early February can be a slog. It's a little less so if you work or study at Âé¶¹Éç thanks to a man by the name of George Munro.
Penney Miller
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Indigenous community in Halifax will have more access to culturally-safe mental health care thanks to a new collaboration with the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society – Wije’winen Health Centre.
Photos by Cody Turner
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Globe-trotting dance-music duo Loud Luxury heated up the crowd on a frigid night at last week's Sno-fest, reeling off a setlist of favourites that have helped them amass millions of fans around the world.
Tanis Trainor
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
This year's African Heritage Month theme of "Celebrating the Legacy and Future of Black Creativity" provides an opportunity to showcase Black art across campus. 
Cody Turner
Friday, January 31, 2025
Students ushered in the Year of the Snake with food, fun and festive activities.