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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 — many headed for health professions — understand 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‑pleasure riffs to improvised arrangements, DalPop’s musicians explore how vulnerability, collaboration, and creative risk‑taking 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’s political tensions in a sharper, more revealing light.

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Jeff Lawton
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Orientation for the fall 2020 semester kicks off this month and, like most events these days, things look a little different this year. Find out more about what the university and the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Student Union have planned for incoming students this fall.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Two former and one current student from the Faculty of Agriculture have been named to the first Canadian Agricultural Youth Council from more than 800 applicants across the country.
Caitlyn MacQueen
Monday, August 10, 2020
In Dal's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, instructors are using everything from drones to 3D models to bring field courses to students as part of their online learning.
David Ryan
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
When hands-on, diagnostic learning — an essential component of education across health disciplines — was threatened during the onset of COVID-19, Dal’s Collaborative Clinical Learning and Research (C3LR) stepped up to ensure this vital learning and research moved forward for students.
Suzanne Bowness
Friday, July 17, 2020
For Commerce co-op students like Shakshita Sookrauj, the COVID-19 pandemic offered the chance to help the Province of Nova Scotia support small businesses by helping facilitate a specialized grant program.