This fall, 100 Painted Lady butterflies found temporary homes across Dawson and beyond as part of the Sustainability Office’s annual butterfly adoption program. A total of 35 individuals and groups participated in the Fall 2026 initiative, fostering caterpillars through their remarkable transformation into butterflies. Students and employees observed every stage of the process, creating moments…
Dawson’s Creative Collective for Change (CC4C) welcomed students, faculty and community members to its fourth annual Creative Change Maker Awards Gala and Exhibit, held Oct. 21-23. The event showcased student-created works that use art as a catalyst for reflection, dialogue and social change. Social Science graduate Enrique Aranda received a Creative Change Maker Award for…
From artificial intelligence and brain imaging to mental health interventions and the science of human connection, Dawson students explored a remarkable range of neuroscience topics through the 2026 Summer Internship in Research in Neuroscience. Coordinated by Dawson faculty members Hélène Nadeau and Sylvia Cox in collaboration with university partners, the internship program gives students the…
When a patient enters the healthcare system, they may interact with nurses, physiotherapy technologists, social service workers, diagnostic imaging technologists, laboratory professionals and many others. At Dawson’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) Symposium on Oct. 16, students from seven health and social service programs had the chance to experience what effective collaboration looks like before they enter…
Student artists from across three decades of Dawson’s history are being highlighted in a new exhibition at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, where works created between 1993 and 2026 have been brought together to showcase the talent, experimentation and achievements of Visual Arts students. In an interview following the Oct. 8 vernissage, Amanda Beattie,…
The Dawson Ada Society invited alumni working at Deloitte who graduated from the Computer Science Technology program for a casual conversation about life after graduation and navigating the tech industry on Sept. 30. They covered topics like imposter syndrome, making mistakes, interview tips and finding the right career. The event gave students a chance to…
Dr. Fiona Rawle encouraged Dawson faculty to shift the conversation from “failure” to “friction” during her keynote address, The Science of Learning from Failure, at Dawson’s Fall Ped Day on Sept. 24. The word failure often carries feelings of disappointment, anxiety and hopelessness, noted Fiona, who holds a PhD in Pathology and Molecular Medicine and is…
A book that Dawson economics teacher Charles-Albert Ramsay has been working on for more than a year is now available. Aspects économiques de l’expérience autochtone au Canada, 2e édition is the French version of a book by Anya Hageman and Pauline Galoustian. In addition to translating the text, Charles contributed Quebec-specific content and added information…
Misha Solomon gave an energizing performance of poems from his book My Great Grandfather Danced Ballet at this fall’s Dawson Reads event on Sept. 17, sponsored by the English Department. The Dawson alumnus said the Languages program inspired his love of words when he was a college student. In response to a volley of questions…
The Warren G. Flowers Gallery is celebrating the college’s permanent art collection through an upcoming exhibition that features artworks created by Dawson students between 1993 and 2026. Many of these artworks may be familiar because they were gathered from around the campus (in hallways, offices, and classrooms). This exhibition sheds light on how the daily…
Last Modified: October 29, 2026
