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Excellence in action: Meet this year's Dal Board of Governors' award winners

4 weeks ago | dal.ca | Matt Reeder |Ryan McNutt |Tanis Trainor |Farrah Smith

What does it take to make meaningful change? How can you build community among people you've just met? Why is advocating for others so important? Dalhousie's 2025 Board of Governors' Award recipients offer some compelling answers to these big questions through the examples they've set as student leaders.
What defines teaching excellence?

Jan 6, 2025 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

The Dalhousie Alumni Association Faculty Award of Excellence in Teaching recognizes instructors for their outstanding teaching and educational leadership. It’s one of many university-wide teaching awards that recognizes commitment to equity in education, graduate supervision, course development, collaborative teaching, and student teaching. First awarded in 1997, the award has had 28 recipients over the years.
Protecting our health, oceans, and future: Dal innovators celebrated at 22nd annual Discovery Awards

Nov 18, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

Researchers traded in their lab coats for dresses and jackets for an evening dedicated to celebrating their research at the 22nd annual Discovery Awards last Thursday (Nov. 14). Presented by the Discovery Centre in Halifax, the event celebrates outstanding innovators whose game changing achievements in science and technology put Nova Scotia at the forefront of global innovation.
Making the holidays brighter: A collection of drives and fundraisers at Dal

Nov 15, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

Decorations, lights, and themed treats are popping up around campus in the spirit of the holiday season. So, too, are opportunities to give back by donating to local charities. There are no shortage of opportunities this year at Dalhousie for people looking to help tackle challenges facing local communities, such as food insecurity. Groups across campus have organized an array of different drives and fundraisers that make it easy for Dal community members to be part of the solution.
Competition, comradery and community: Tigers set to host U SPORTS Women’s Soccer Championship this weekend

Nov 7, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

This Thursday (Nov. 7), the U SPORTS Women’s Soccer Championship will kick off at Dalhousie for just the second time in program history. More than 170 players from eight teams will dress for what is forecasted to be a sunny weekend of fierce competition from some of the best female soccer players across the country. For these Tigers players, the experience will be a first. “We haven’t been here in a long time.
Passion and possibility: Dal's newest Schulich Leaders ready to unleash their ambitions

Sep 17, 2024 | dal.ca | Matt Reeder |Tanis Trainor

Schulich Leader Scholarships have been opening doors for some of Dalhousie's most promising young minds for more than a decade. The scholarships, awarded annually to 100 students at 20 universities across Canada, are well-known for accelerating student achievement in STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) by offering generous financial support and a built-in network of entrepreneurial-minded students across the country.
Free for all: Dal hosts first Free Store

Sep 4, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

Few residence room luxuries are as coveted as the mighty mini-fridge — and when it's free of charge, well, you'd better get in line as hundreds of students did at Dal's first-ever Free Store event last Friday (Aug. 30). While volunteers finished setting up, people popped their heads out of the line to count where they were compared to the 25 fridges on the floor. But it was more than just fridges up for grabs, it was kitchenware, household items, school supplies and much more.
Coming to a campus screen near you: Big Gay Film Fest

Jul 10, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

Olivia Fader remembers going to Video Difference in Halifax to rent the film But I’m A Cheerleader. “A lot of people that I grew up with, this movie in particular was almost always the first queer movie that anyone saw,” she says. “It’s so silly and campy and outrageous and enjoyable. It really holds up over the years.”That’s one reason why the film was selected to kick off this year’s Big Gay Film Fest.
Explore Indigenous art at Dalhousie with this self‑guided walking tour

Jun 4, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

Art is everywhere — from paintings and sculptures to dance and music, in clothing, perfumes, and cuisine. It defines and shapes our sense of place, in architecture, green spaces, furniture, and decorations. At Dalhousie, you don’t need to go far to find all of the above.
First in glass: Meet Ihor Krasilia, Dalhousie’s in‑house glassblower

Apr 15, 2024 | dal.ca | Tanis Trainor

For Ihor Krasilia, sticking his hands near a fire is part of his daily routine as Dalhousie’s new scientific glass blower. Glass blowing requires precision, dexterity, control, and most of all, patience. Krasilia joined the Dal community in November with more than a decade of training and experience. As the university glassblower, he crafts specialized glassware for the research community and one-of-a-kind gifts from the glass-blowing lab on the third floor of the Chemistry Building.