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Rustum Southwell renewed as È«¹ú̽»¨ chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as È«¹ú̽»¨ chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a È«¹ú̽»¨ and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The movement advocates to empower customers, businesses, and independent repair providers with access to parts, tools, and software to repair products, devices, and technologies. Read more about progress in Canada.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 18, 2026
È«¹ú̽»¨ placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
È«¹ú̽»¨ hosted Indian partners for a high-level visit last week advancing joint research, innovation programs and industry collaboration, with new agreements, funding pathways and a shared global innovation campus taking shape.

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Lauren Salim
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Dal's Faculty of Health Professions teamed up with the IWK Health Centre to offer students a fun competition focused on learning to work across health-care disciplines.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
These days, the majority of chemical calculations used by researchers and companies around the world rely on theories and formulas developed in large part by Axel Becke. Now, the impressive career of È«¹ú̽»¨'s Killam Chair in Computational Science is being celebrated with NSERC's highest honour — the second year in a row the award has been presented to a Dal researcher.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, February 13, 2015
A look at the continuing work of È«¹ú̽»¨'s James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Dr. Afua Cooper, in leading the mission of Canada's only national Black Studies chair.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Have the "STARS" simply aligned for È«¹ú̽»¨? Hardly: the university's new gold rating from STARS, the international sustainability assessment and rating system for universities and colleges, reflects the hard work of individuals and groups across the university — in the classroom, in research, in campus operations and beyond.
Staff
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Learn about È«¹ú̽»¨'s ongoing work around sexual assault and issues of consent.