As the first Indigenous student to graduate from Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture with a diploma in civil engineering, Kalolin Sullivan is certain she’s on the right path for her.

When four students taking an Environmental Law class were given their first assignment — to write a paper to submit to an international writing contest — they had no inkling they’d win.

Computer Science student Mariam Ragab and Management / Sustainability student Hayat Showail share a similar commitment to building community and breaking down barriers in the process. Now, they also share one of Canada’s top student honours: a 3M National Student Fellowship, awarded to just 10 undergrads annually.

É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ graduate student Andrew Holland received the Student Entrepreneur of the Year award at the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Impact Awards recently for his work in helping facilitate the adoption of BikeAround, an innovation targeted towards seniors in Atlantic Canada that combines low-impact exercise with virtual reality.

The É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Integrated Science Program (DISP) allows first-year students to jumpstart their exploration of the sciences with unique experiences in labs and out in the field. Learn about how one group in this year’s cohort got hands-on homework in heart mechanics.