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How a Dal course helps shape the way students see the Earth

How a Dal course helps shape the way students see the Earth

A popular É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Earth Sciences course immerses students in real-world hazards, blending virtual exploration, current events, and interdisciplinary learning to deepen understanding of the planet’s dynamic systems.  Read more.

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Farrah Smith
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.
Theresa Anne Salah
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Facing coastal erosion, É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ civil engineering students tackled a real-world lighthouse protection challenge, earning top project honours for an innovative, industry-guided academic design.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Terry Murray-Arnold
Friday, May 24, 2019
PhD student Martha Paynter is among a very select group of "audacious, original, and forward-thinking" scholars picked from a pool of hundreds of candidates from universities in Canada and abroad as a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Master's student Kayla Preston has been named a finalist in SSHRC's Storytellers competition for a video essay on her research into right-wing extremism in Canada — work she hopes can shine a light on how racism takes root in the digital age.
Lucas Mancini
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Having just taken home his third consecutive gold medal at the International Taekwondo Federation World Championships, Ryan O’Neil has his sights set on making his way to Tokyo for the Olympic Games.
Emma Geldart
Friday, May 10, 2019
Coming to Dal from China through a joint program with the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Qianhan Le was able to experience different cultures, meet different people and redefine herself.
Emma Geldart
Friday, May 10, 2019
When Jack Lynds steps on-stage this week as class valedictorian for the Faculty of Agriculture’s convocation ceremony, he’ll be following in the footsteps of his mother, an Ag Campus employee, who held the same post nearly 30 years ago.