Dal Magazine: Fall 2025

Feature story

Rolling out the welcome mat 

The front porch has always been the place for welcoming family and neighbours into our homes for conversation, activities, and support. �� has many such thresholds, all of which are helping to build stronger, more prosperous communities. 

Read about Dal's "front porch"

A person's feet in black and white sneakers with jeans showing stand on a green welcome mat atop the �� Coat of Arms engraved on the lobby floor.

Research roundup

�� research is improving lives in Nova Scotia, Canada and around the world. Learn some of the ways how.

A woman smiling aboard a boat wearing a rain jacket and warm vest holding binoculars to look out to sea.

Feature story

What’s the big idea?

For years, Dal Innovates programs have supported post-secondary students and researchers in commercializing their innovative ideas, transforming both society and their paths in life.

Larsen engaging with students on campus holding their smart phones.

Feature story

Aurum Award winners

The Aurum Awards celebrate �� alumni whose innovation and leadership impact communities at home and globally. This year’s four recipients are trailblazers in exploration, invention, and advocacy.

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People

Taking it to the streets

Committed to social justice and community-based care, occupational therapist Becky Marval (BScOT’07) and her street team use frontline experiences to effect systemic change.

In memoriam

Alumni class notes

In this issue

Explore stories on Dal’s welcoming front porch, Dal Innovates and our signature alumni awards. Plus, advice from an industry titan, inspiring profiles, wide-ranging Dal News stories, research highlights and event photos.

Feature stories People spotlights Headlining Dal News Exciting research updates Event highlights

Watch a timelapse video of the blue whale installation going up in the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity at the Steele Ocean Sciences Building. Then read more about this initiative in feature story, "Rolling out the welcome mat."

Following his heart

For over 60 years, cardiac surgeon Don Hill (MD’60, LLD’87) has devoted himself to developing life-saving technologies, advancing medical research, and supporting postdoctoral research. The �� 2025 Golden Eagle Award Lifetime Achievement Award recipient talked with Dal Magazine about that impressive legacy and the most rewarding aspects of his philanthropy at work.

Don Hill stands in a hospital corridor in a suit jacket.

Feature story

Lessons for success and fulfillment

Namesake of ��’s Schulich School of Law and the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships, Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich (LLD’13) continues to share his wisdom with a new addendum to his best-selling book Get Smarter.

People

24 Hours: Dr. Sarah Martell

Dr. Sarah Martell (PhD’23) documents a day attending this summer’s 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry) in Germany, a global gathering connecting Nobel Prize winners and young scientists.