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February 2026

Andrew Riley  –  Computer Science, Research
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Through a research partnership with Calian, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ is helping defence and government leaders understand how everyday digital activity creates exploitable cyber risk and how to mitigate it before it becomes an operational vulnerability.
Farrah Smith  –  Computer Science, Alumni, Student Life
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
The Dal-based group continues to serve as a bridge between classrooms and the fast-growing demands of the AI workforce, helping students turn applied learning into real careers.
Office of Equity and Inclusion  –  Community & Culture
Thursday, February 5, 2026
To celebrate African Heritage Month, five members of the 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ community were honoured for their outstanding commitment to African Nova Scotian, Black, and African Diaspora culture across campus and through various external communities.
Staff  –  Student Life, Community & Culture
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Discover how a 19th‑century publisher’s generosity helped secure 91¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s future — and why the Dal community still enjoys a mid‑winter break in his honour through to today.
Ryan McNutt and Tanis Trainor, photos by Danny Abriel  –  Community & Culture
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation.
Jocelyn Adams Moss  –  Research, Alumni, Science
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Sciographies returns next week with a brand-new season of stories that spotlight the people and discoveries shaping science at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ.
Kate Rogers  –  Medicine, Indigenous, Community & Culture
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Last fall, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ and the National Circle for Indigenous Medical Education launched a first-of-its-kind Indigenous Faculty Leadership Development Program in Membertou First Nation.
Kate Hayter  –  Student Life, Arts and Social Sciences, Theatre, Community & Culture
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Alison DeLory  –  Alumni, Sports, Engineering
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Former Tigers hockey forward Mike Evelyn O’Higgins (BEng'19) is in Cortina d’Ampezzo to compete in both two and fourman bobsleigh. He balances a demanding sport with a full-time engineering career and intends to embrace every moment of his second Olympic journey.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Engineering
Monday, February 2, 2026
New 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ research reveals how Arctic permafrost aquifers that store and move groundwater are expected to shift as temperatures and sea levels rise.