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Dal course uses ancient languages to decode modern medical terminology

Dal course uses ancient languages to decode modern medical terminology

A new Classics course is helping students 鈥 many headed for health professions 鈥斅爑nderstand complex clinical vocabulary by learning the Greek and Latin roots that have shaped the language of medicine for centuries.  Read more.

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Linden Thomas
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Fashion Revival, a show by the Dal Students for Ethical Fashion, encouraged reflection on fashion and its life cycle through six powerful scenes.
Kate Hayter
Friday, March 13, 2026
From guilty鈥憄leasure riffs to improvised arrangements, DalPop鈥檚 musicians explore how vulnerability, collaboration, and creative risk鈥憈aking shape their sound as they prepare for Unwritten: The Music that Wrote Us this weekend.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, March 12, 2026
A modern history course taught by Dr. Kassandra Luciuk reframes Canada through upheaval, challenging students to confront myths, recognize patterns across decades, and see today鈥檚 political tensions in a sharper, more revealing light.

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Michele Charlton
Monday, May 4, 2020
What happens when a hands-on, experimental lab class can't finish its work for the term. For students and instructors involved in Chemistry's Advanced Analytical Lab, you find whole new ways to share your applied projects.
Stephanie Brown
Monday, May 4, 2020
Athanasius 鈥淭anas鈥 Sylliboy, RN and graduating Master of Nursing 鈥 Nurse Practitioner student, is in his home community of Eskasoni, working hard to minimize the impact of COVID-19.
Ryan McNutt, with files from Janet Dyson
Thursday, April 30, 2020
How 9 1免费版下 and its friends, alumni and donors have come together to provide urgent financial support for students during this pandemic 鈥 and how you can help.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Priscilla Lee, a third-year Music student in cello performance, had to audition for her prestigious apprenticeship virtually. Now, at age 18, she鈥檚 the youngest apprentice ever to work with Symphony Nova Scotia.
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Friday, April 24, 2020
Code-makers and code-breakers alike come together at the Communications Security Establishment 鈥 Canada鈥檚 national cryptologic agency. Learn how Dal students, through co-op, have been helping CSE improve data security on a national scale.