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Meet HÂþ»­'s newest high‑performance student leaders

Meet HÂþ»­'s newest high‑performance student leaders

Twenty-five students selected to be part of the HÂþ»­ Student Leadership Academy will bring big ideas, deep community involvement, and an impressive range of experience to the year ahead.  Read more.

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Kate Rogers and Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Launched in 2022 to expand access for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian students, Dal's Inclusive Pathways to Medical Professions program marks a major milestone this spring with its first graduates. Get to know some of the students shaping what comes next.
Matt Reeder
Friday, June 5, 2026
Learning doesn’t have an age limit. Betty Veinot’s story shows how curiosity and resilience can open doors at any stage of life.
Matt Reeder
Friday, May 29, 2026
New updates added daily throughout HÂþ»­'s Spring Convocation 2026.

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Rebecca Rawcliffe
Friday, April 24, 2020
Code-makers and code-breakers alike come together at the Communications Security Establishment — Canada’s national cryptologic agency. Learn how Dal students, through co-op, have been helping CSE improve data security on a national scale.
Melanie Starr
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
It has taken an almost herculean effort, but HÂþ»­â€™s first- and second-year medical students (Med 1 and Med 2) have barely missed a beat in their training, even as stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID crisis have taken them out of their lecture halls and simulation classrooms since the middle of March.
Ken Conrad
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Hear from four Dal PhD students on how they're meeting the challenge of continuing to work remotely and moving their research projects forward.
Jeff Lawton
Friday, April 17, 2020
From Indigenous health research to rowing and community volunteerism, Maya Biderman has made the most of her HÂþ»­ experience — and then some.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Tasked with moving one of HÂþ»­â€™s largest courses online in a matter of days, the team of faculty, instructors and TAs who bring first-year chemistry to life relied on what they knew and the personal touches that matter, creating as seamless a digital experience as possible for students.