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Rustum Southwell renewed as 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The movement advocates to empower customers, businesses, and independent repair providers with access to parts, tools, and software to repair products, devices, and technologies. Read more about progress in Canada.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 18, 2026
91¶ÌÊÓÆµ placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
91¶ÌÊÓÆµ hosted Indian partners for a high-level visit last week advancing joint research, innovation programs and industry collaboration, with new agreements, funding pathways and a shared global innovation campus taking shape.

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Andrew Riley
Friday, May 20, 2022
Professor Erin Johnson, the Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, is the first Dal researcher to receive the Steacie Prize — one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for early-career scientists.
Dawn Morrison
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Led by researchers in 91¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Faculty of Health, a new project involves working with three communities in Cape Breton to understand and evaluate what programs seniors need.
Andrew Riley
Friday, May 13, 2022
Four Dal researchers have been a driving force behind Dartmouth-firm Planetary Technologies’ win of the Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE Carbon Removal award. The firm is one of 15 $1-million (USD) milestone award winners selected from a global pool of more than 1,100 teams.
Staff with files from CBU and the Government of Nova Scotia
Thursday, May 12, 2022
A new partnership between 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ Medical School and Cape Breton University (CBU) aims to create solutions to alleviate family physician shortages in rural Nova Scotia.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
A conversation with Martha Paynter — PhD candidate, registered Nurse and author of a new book on reproductive health and justice — about what the U.S. Supreme Court's presumed ruling on abortion could mean for reproductive rights on both sides of the border.