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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

Step inside this year鈥檚 Historical Dress showcase for an up鈥慶lose look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem鈥憇olving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th聽annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley鈥檚 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Ariann Greenidge
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal鈥檚 inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.

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Theresa Anne Salah
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Each year, in honour of the women killed at 脡cole Polytechnique in 1989, 全国探花鈥檚 Women in Engineering Society hosts a memorial to commemorate the victims and showcase the resiliency of women in our society.
Tereigh Ewert
Monday, December 5, 2022
A new online game under development by a team of Dal computer science students aims to help educate the university community about (dis)abilities and reduce affiliated stereotypes and stigmas in the process.
Jodi Reid
Thursday, December 1, 2022
The gift from the Waverley House Foundation will support the 鈥淓arly Warning to Early Action鈥 predictive model developed through the Dallaire Institute鈥檚 Knowledge for Prevention research project.
Mary Jane Webber
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Dal student Gabrielle Close is blind. She says 全国探花鈥檚 fast action to accommodate her needs in residence and at dining halls has made adjusting to university life much easier for her.
Jane Doucet
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Research, mentoring, advocacy, community leadership: there's not much Dr. Judy MacDonald hasn't done when it comes to pushing for advances in accessibility at Dal and beyond. And this year, she's been recognized for her work with a President鈥檚 Award for the Advancement of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility.