A reputation for excellence

To prepare for a career in medicine, Sarah Ironside transferred to Dalhousie from a smaller university — attracted by Dalhousie's reputation for academic excellence. Sarah, who graduated with a BSc with combined honours in psychology and biology, served as class valedictorian. Read more...

Onward to Harvard

Alexander Speed came to study at Dalhousie's Department of Chemistry on a friend's recommendation. "I experienced a school that was large enough to allow me to meet many diverse fellow students... and interact with some truly remarkable faculty members and graduate students." Read more...

'My family away from home'

An honours student, Katy Garant says a lot of what you learn at Dalhousie isn't in the classroom. "University is what you make it," she says, "And I like to think of Dalhousie and the people I’ve met here as my family away from home." Read more...

Adversity overcome

Many Dalhousie graduates have faced adversity in their lives before coming to Dalhousie, but very few have faced the challenges that Dut Deng has had to overcome. Dut graduated in 2006 with a BSc (Honours, Economics and Statistics). Read more...

'Every type of course you can imagine'

More than anything, Allison Lovesay has been impressed with sheer number and variety of biology courses available. “There’s everything from political ecology to the biology of algae,” she says. “It’s been so incredible that way.” Read more...

Face-to-face with a whale

Shane Gero's favourite moment at Dalhousie didn't happen in a classroom; in fact, it didn't happen on campus at all. While conducting underwater research, he found himself face-to-face with a sperm whale mother and baby. Read more...

Paul Chafe didn’t know his mitochondrial genomics from the next guy or gal. In fact, he didn’t have a background in science whatsoever, until an introductory biology course four years ago sucked him in. Read more...