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Pioneering work on sustainable health care earns PhD grad prestigious Vanier Scholarship

Pioneering work on sustainable health care earns PhD grad prestigious Vanier Scholarship

From Nova Scotia to New Zealand and beyond, Jonathan Drew’s work reminds that caring for people and caring for the planet are not competing goals — but deeply intertwined imperatives.  Read more.

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Theresa Ann Salah
Thursday, August 14, 2025
A trio of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ students and recent graduates earned international recognition this summer for their innovative offshore wind turbine design in Belgium.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, June 27, 2025
The Ag engineering student has actively pursued hands-on opportunities from 3D printing a go-kart to developing a robotic arm designed to detect and remove rocks from agricultural fields.
Staff
Friday, May 30, 2025
This time of year, it's all about celebrating our amazing graduates. Get to know just some of our newest alumni with our grad profile series.

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Meredith Murray
Thursday, March 14, 2024
John MacIsaac, a third-year mechanical engineering student, had the opportunity of a lifetime this past fall, completing his first work term at the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team factory in England.
Josh Boyter
Friday, March 8, 2024
Dal’s OpenThink initiative officially returns for its fifth year with 16 ambitious PhD students from across the university ready to share their leading-edge ideas and research with the community.
Office of Sustainability
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Coffee cups chucked in compost bins. Food waste splattered across recyclables. Contamination and poor sorting threatens Dal's waste-diversion goals. A new campaign urges members of the community to play a part in getting back on track.
Stephen Abbott
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Students looking to elevate their leadership skills, set better goals, and create change in the Dal community and beyond can find guidance and insight by joining the Student Leadership Academy.
Staff
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Sydney Keyamo (BSc'23) and Jack Killeen (BSc'23) will each receive $5,000 to put towards funding a full-time master's or professional program at any public university in Canada.