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Dal student‑athlete Melina Collins honoured for building community beyond the court

Dal student‑athlete Melina Collins honoured for building community beyond the court

Psychology student and varsity basketball player Melina Collins is this year's recipient of the Dr. Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award, recognized for her work bringing athletes and young learners together through a literacy mentorship program.  Read more.

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Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, April 23, 2026
This agreement between 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London, UK establishes a framework for enhanced international collaboration in areas including academic exchange, research, student mobility, and exploration of veterinary degree pathways.
Katherine O’Brien
Friday, April 17, 2026
Unique in Canada, the four‑year joint JD/MJ program links legal training with journalism practice to prepare graduates for work at the intersection of media, law and public policy.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A two‑year deep‑energy retrofit has modernized the Killam Memorial Library’s aging systems, boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and setting the stage for similar upgrades across campus.

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Matt Reeder, with files from Ryan McNutt
Friday, November 27, 2020
Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious diseases specialist with Dal’s Faculty of Medicine, organized a pop-up testing site at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ this week that attracted long lines of young people — many of them students — in for free, rapid COVID-19 testing amid a growing second wave of cases in Halifax.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 27, 2020
Throughout what has been a tumultuous year, Human Rights and Equity Services at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ has worked hard to spur important public discussions about diversity, race and issues of inclusion — capping it off this Friday with a conference filled with timely panels and workshops.
Matt Reeder, with files from Ryan McNutt
Friday, November 27, 2020
As communities across Canada, including Halifax, adapt once again to a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ is encouraging students, faculty and staff to renew their efforts to follow Public Health and university protocols designed to keep one another safe and limit the spread of the virus.
Michele Charlton
Friday, November 27, 2020
Mita Dasog, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, received the Emerging Professional Award at this year's Discovery Awards Thursday night, with several other 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty and alumni recognized as finalists.
Alison Auld
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Dal researchers have developed a new model that shows small vessels can cause lethal injuries in North Atlantic right whales, while large ships can kill even at slow speeds.