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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 È«¹ú̽»¨ 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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Andrew Riley
Monday, June 20, 2022
Boosted by a $7-million Alliance Grant from NSERC, a team of Dal researchers is set to study how rising temperatures from climate change could affect our water systems and what that means for the water we drink and pump out into the world.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Humanities and social science researchers at Dal are receiving $1.5 million in new grants from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Learn more about the knowledge they promise to deliver.
Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Eight exceptional individuals received honorary degrees during È«¹ú̽»¨'s Spring Convocation 2022. Hear some of the advice they shared with Dal's newest graduating class.
Mary-Eleanor Power
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Dal’s Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development led the development of DalOpen, which offers anyone an opportunity to take select courses at the university fully online without applying to a program.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A team at È«¹ú̽»¨ looked into the issue and found that many Asian Canadians experienced outright racism or felt unsafe and unsettled during the pandemic because of the unexpected and unpredictable nature of discrimination.