Browse the latest newsworthy stories from the Dal Agriculture community. Got a tip? Email Colette Wyllie at colette.wyllie@dal.ca with your news and story ideas.
Agriculture’s 2023 Blue and Gold Award recipients
The Blue and Gold Awards program honours alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to the Faculty of Agriculture, their communities, Atlantic Canada, and beyond.
Dal Alumni Days 2023 a chance to celebrate among friends
Dal Alumni Days 2023 was an incredible celebration of our shared connection to Dalhousie. Read about the highlights and see photos from this year’s events, which ranged from trivia night and the mentorship mixer to faculty events and a celebration of our alumni award winners.
10 things we learned at Open Dialogue Live this season
This year’s Open Dialogue Live series zeroed in on Dal’s research strengths — from food security and clean energy, to ocean research, health outcomes and innovation and entrepreneurship — answering the question, ‘How can we use these strengths to help solve today’s greatest challenges?’
Alumni stories that made us proud in 2022
As 2022 ends, we take a moment to celebrate the many accomplishments of Dal alumni this year.
10 alumni stories that made our community proud in 2021
Dalhousie alumni across Canada and around the world inspired us time and again, despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19. We look back at some highlights we were proud to showcase this past year, as we look ahead with anticipation to stories we’ll share in 2022.
Dal Insight Circle asks community members their thoughts and opinions on key initiatives
Launched in Sept. 2020, this vibrant online community invites alumni, donors and friends of Dal to provide monthly feedback on a variety of topics, initiatives and Dal programs. Find out what Natalie Borden (BScPh’94) says about participating and how you can become part of Dal Insight Circle.
Alumni achievements: Meet the 2021 Aurum Award winners
The Aurum Awards celebrate Dalhousie alumni for their outstanding achievements and contributions in research and innovation, community engagement and leadership. This year, we recognize five individuals who are helping to build a better world through their work and generosity on a local, national and global level.
Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture taps Dal grad as first female executive director
In her new role advocating on behalf of Nova Scotian farmers, Carolyn Van Den Heuvel (Class of ’10) will aim to tackle key challenges faced by the industry today, including climate change, labour shortages and public trust.
Ag grad helping badly burned koalas in Australia
Amber Lilly (BScA’99, MSc’06) moved to Australia in 2018 and now works with a non-profit organization that’s caring for koalas that have been injured during the country’s worst fire season on record.
Opening doors: Igniting a passion for architecture among African Nova Scotian youth
About 40 African Nova Scotian youth spent a morning sketching, building and learning about architecture at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook alongside several alumni mentors, part of a new outreach partnership initiated by the Nova Scotia Association of Architects with Dalhousie.