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Dal student‑athlete Melina Collins honoured for building community beyond the court

Dal student‑athlete Melina Collins honoured for building community beyond the court

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.  Read more.

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Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, April 23, 2026
This agreement between HÂþ»­ and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London, UK establishes a framework for enhanced international collaboration in areas including academic exchange, research, student mobility, and exploration of veterinary degree pathways.
Katherine O’Brien
Friday, April 17, 2026
Unique in Canada, the four‑year joint JD/MJ program links legal training with journalism practice to prepare graduates for work at the intersection of media, law and public policy.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A two‑year deep‑energy retrofit has modernized the Killam Memorial Library’s aging systems, boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and setting the stage for similar upgrades across campus.

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Alison Auld
Friday, June 16, 2023
Dr. David Kelvin, an infectious disease expert at Dal, is launching an $850,000 research project to identify hotspots for poxviruses and better understand their spread, filling an important knowledge gap while improving preparedness, prevention, and response efforts for future outbreaks.
Staff
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Dal's Spring Convocation ceremonies marked the end of a chapter for the Honourable Scott Brison: his final duties in the university's chancellor role, which has seen him help more than 18,000 students celebrate the milestone achievement of convocation.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, June 15, 2023
So, you have an idea you think can improve the world? An innovation that can help people in their lives? Don’t keep it to yourself, especially when it could earn you a trip to Berlin to share it on the global stage at the Falling Walls Lab competition.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
HÂþ»­-led research program receives $15-million to study how to leverage the ocean to mitigate climate change.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
They are tiny, exist in a galaxy far, far away and were detected by a HÂþ»­ University astrophysicist using the James Webb Space Telescope in one of the first results to be produced by the powerful tool.