The Dal community is full of amazing students who inspire their peers, lead by example and make a difference in their communities. But for those students who truly go above and beyond, there’s Dalhousie’s Board of Governors’ Award — the university’s top honour in student life. Meet the four students being recognized this year for their outstanding achievements.

Dr. Harold Robertson has spent his career at Dalhousie trying to improve the treatment of neurological disorders. Now, as someone who lives with Parkinson's Disease, his family has established an award for graduate students focusing their research on the disease.

PhD student Reynaldo Popoli earned first place for his presentation on improving quality of life for patients living with ALS, a debilitating neurological disorder. Learn more about his work and a round up of other highlights from last week's 3MT final.

Black Canadians and their health needs and experiences are vastly underrepresented in medical and health sciences curricula. With 3.5 per cent of Canada’s total population, excluding and misrepresenting this information is a problem—one that is affecting the health of Black populations across the country.

Crowds flocked to the Dalhousie Arts Centre on February 17, 2024, as Dalhousie medical students took to the stage for the 54th performance of Euphoria! to raise funds for Chroma NB, a non-profit organization that provides support for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the Saint John Region.

Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine has recognized the inaugural class in its groundbreaking Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at a special stethoscope ceremony.

Four members of the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie have been recognized with national awards.

Dal Med student and recent Science alum Ariel Provo knows what it's like being underrepresented. That's why she has volunteered with Dal-based Imhotep’s Legacy Academy since 2020, aiming to assist in closing gaps and disparities that exist with for students of African heritage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Increasing burnout, anxiety, and depression are negatively impacting Canada's health-care workforce.

Dr. Jon Bailey, a Nova Scotia Health regional anesthesia specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine at Dalhousie University, has set out to make surgery and pain management in space a reality.