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Shearing the campus flock: Students embrace the tradition and rhythms of wool harvesting

Shearing the campus flock: Students embrace the tradition and rhythms of wool harvesting

Students in the Faculty of Agriculture joined in the shearing of the campus ewes and rams this month 鈥� freeing 750 pounds of fleece that will be used to make blankets and yarn to be turned into hats, mitts and more.  Read more.

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It鈥檚 World Immunization Week. How prepared is Canada if vaccines are needed for a new pandemic?
It鈥檚 World Immunization Week. How prepared is Canada if vaccines are needed for a new pandemic?
Janice E. Graham, Noni MacDonald, Kelley Lee, and 脠ve Dub茅
Friday, April 25, 2025
Vaccines have saved more than 154 million lives worldwide over the past 50 years. World Immunization Week is a timely reminder of important ongoing work on vaccines in Canada.
Lighting the path for Indigenous nursing students
Lighting the path for Indigenous nursing students
Dawn Morrison, with files from the IWK
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Master of Nursing student Courtney Pennell is creating the change she once needed 鈥� bridging worlds with care, culture, and courage.
鈥業 still learn new things every day鈥�: Milestones celebration honours Dal's long鈥憇ervice employees
鈥業 still learn new things every day鈥�: Milestones celebration honours Dal's long鈥憇ervice employees
Ellie Garry-Jones
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A rare-books librarian, a university locksmith, and a computer technician were among the dozens of Dal employees celebrated for 25, 35, and 45 years of service to the university last week.

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Post鈥憇econdary schools raised $229K for student food security projects on Giving Tuesday
Emily MacKinnon
Friday, December 15, 2023
Inspired by a matching pledge from the J & W Murphy Foundation, nine universities and NSCC joined forces to raise funds for their student-led food security programs on campus through the Food Security Project.
Improved employment policies can encourage fathers to be more involved at home
Kim de Laat, Alyssa K Gerhardt, and Andrea Doucet
Friday, December 15, 2023
If more Canadian fathers are to harness the benefits of parental leave and remote work, we need to design employment and care policies in ways that recognize every family鈥檚 unique needs.
Building buzz: Dal designated Canada鈥檚 20th Bee Campus for pollinator protection efforts
Alexa Goodman
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Dal's designation as a Bee Campus was awarded based on the strength of its commitment to creating habitats that foster the well-being and survival of pollinators such as bees.
Dal signs charter to combat systemic racism in sports and recreation
Thomas Scott
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Dal became the first university in the province to sign onto Recreation Nova Scotia鈥檚 anti-racism charter, which provides guidelines on addressing systemic racism in sports and recreation programming.
Schulich Law professor wins Nova Scotia Human Rights Award for advocacy work
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Sheila Wildeman, an associate professor in the Schulich School of Law, received an Individual Nova Scotia Human Rights Award last Friday for her advocacy for the human rights of incarcerated people and people with disabilities.