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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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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.
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.
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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Friday, June 2, 2017
Community Design grad Jeremy Banks believes 鈥減lay鈥� is essential to Canadian cities. With his involvement in 鈥淪witch鈥� events and as co-founder of #PlayMeHFX, he鈥檚 used his time in Halifax as a playground for his classroom learning.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Sherry Pictou, a Mi'kmaw woman from from L鈥檚itkuk (Bear River First Nation), never thought she'd find the time to complete her doctorate. But a 15-year journey and a chance encounter led to a path that linked her scholarly and community work together.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Tiana Kira has developed her eye for detail in Dal's Costume Studies program, working her way into a job with a global custom bridal design company based in Halifax.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Jack Bennet, taking a double major in Music and Environment, Sustainability & Society, builds community through music with his role in organizations like Halifax's The Big Sing.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Since coming to 9 1免费版下 from The Gambia, Earth Sciences student Njillan Forbes has faced great pressures: losing her mother to illness, meeting the requirements to change degrees, making it into an honours program. But the struggles have only made her stronger.