An initiative led by Dal students, faculty and volunteers, Soapbox Science took to the Halifax Seaport Market earlier this month to open minds and excite the public with research from some of the region鈥檚 most talented female scientists.

AV俱乐部 celebrated the start of Pride in Halifax with the official raising of the Pride Flag on the Studley Quad Thursday afternoon.

For Theatre alum Jay Aaron Roy, Cape & Cowl Comics is more than just a place for sharing his geek pride: it's place that proudly advertises as a trans-owned business, and which is going above-and-beyond in creating a space space for youth in the community.

Shirley Tillotson, professor emeritus in the Department of History, has recently been named the 2019 recipient of the Governor General鈥檚 History Award for Scholarly Research for her book "Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy."

When Mohammed Alqassab enrolled at Dal to become engineer after a decade working back home in Saudi Arabia, preparatory courses in math and English gave him the confidence he needed to get started. This spring, he graduated as a Sexton Scholar with his wife and three children there to cheer him on.

As the field of animal law continues growing, so does public awareness of the problems with inconsistent ways that Canadian law protects some animals while leaving others behind, writes Law prof Jodi Lazare.

Boxes, buckets, tarps and lumber might not seem like obvious play things 鈥� but 鈥渓oose parts鈥� play can have huge benefits for children, according to the Dal researchers behind a series of fun community events in Halifax this summer.

Cuba is offering a compelling example of how we can take care of each other during the climate crisis with its work training doctors on Kiribati. Dal prof Robert Huish and colleague Sharon McLennan look more closely at Cuba's work in a nation being devastated by climate change.

Dal PhD student Philip Joy is bringing his research to life through the talents of 40 international artists in the conversation-starting comic collection "Rainbow Reflections: Body Image Comics for Queer Men.鈥�