King's College ( University of King's College ) was an Anglican School and Dalhousie University, which was originally non-denominational, had placed itself under the control and direction of the Church of Scotland.

Dalhousie University ( commonly known as Dalhousie or Dal ) is a public research university with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and a fourth, the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Dalhousie University was first established as a non-sectarian college in 1818 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, whom the university was named after.

It reopened for the third time in 1863 following a reorganization which also brought upon the school's first name change to " The Governors of Dalhousie College and University.

" In 1997, the Technical University of Nova Scotia was officially amalgamated with Dalhousie.

The act which amalgamated the two schools also formally changed the name of the university to Dalhousie University.

Dalhousie is a coeducational university, with more than 18, 000 studentsand over 110, 000 alumni. Dalhousie's varsity teams, known as the Tigers, compete in the Atlantic University Sport conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

In 1863, the college reopened for its third time and was reorganized by another legislative act, which also added the word university into the school's name, changed to " The Governors of Dalhousie College and University.

Through a grant from the Carnegie Foundation however, King's College was able to relocate to Halifax and entered into a partnership with Dalhousie University which continues to this day.

An agreement for Dalhousie to amalgamate with Technical University of Nova Scotia was made on 10 June 1996, with the act of amalgamation occurring 31 March 1997.

The act that amalgamated the two schools also formally changed the name of the university from The Governors of Dalhousie College and University to Dalhousie University.

On September 1, 2012, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College merged with Dalhousie University to become the Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture, at Dalhousie ’ s Agricultural Campus in Truro-Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building, the heart of Dalhousie University's Studley CampusDalhousie University's primary campuses are situated in the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, spanning the Halifax Peninsula near Halifax Harbour, while the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus is located in rural Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Dalhousie had also placed in ARWU's rankings for the field of social sciences, ranking 151-200th.

HEEACT had also ranked Dalhousie 86th in the world and fourth nationally for research performance in geoscience in its 2010 rankings.

Dalhousie also houses a number of marine research pools, a wet laboratory and a benthic flume, which are collectively known as the Aquatron laboratory.

Dalhousie is also one of the founding members of the Halifax Marine Research Institute, founded on 2 June 2011.

Eight graduates from Dalhousie have also served as Lieutenant Governors across Canada, including John Crosbie, Myra Freeman, Clarence Gosse, John Keiller MacKay, Henry Poole MacKeen, John Robert Nicholson, Fabian O ' Dea, and Albert Walsh.

Twelve graduates of Dalhousie have also served as provincial premiers across Canada, including Allan Blakeney, John Buchanan, Alex Campbell, Amor De Cosmos, Darrell Dexter, Joe Ghiz, John Hamm, Angus Lewis Macdonald, Russell MacLellan, Gerald Regan, Robert Stanfield, Clyde Wells, and Danny Williams.

The first woman to have been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, Bertha Wilson was also a graduate from Dalhousie Law School.

After a short ceremony at Lock One, in Port Dalhousie, the schooner Anne & Jane ( also called " Annie & Jane " in some texts ) made the first transit, upbound to Buffalo, N. Y., with Merritt as a passenger on her deck.

He also quarrelled repeatedlly with Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India.

Dalhousie encouraged private enterprise to develop railways in India for the good of the people and also to reduce absolute dependence on the government.

He received a charter of the barony of Dalhousie and also of the barony of Melrose on the resignation of John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness.

Byrne also received a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from Dalhousie University.

In 1848 this territory was also annexed by the Bombay Presidency under the doctrine of lapse policy of Lord Dalhousie.

also known as Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries

He has also served as a Director of the Aitkin Bicentennial Exhibition Centre, Special Olympics Canada, Canadian Cancer Society National Public Relations, the Board of Advisors of the International Association for Students of Economic and Commerce, the National Committee on Lobbyists for the Canadian Bar Association ( CBA ), Life President and class Valedictorian of Dalhousie University, Friends of the London School of Economics and Goodenough College Trust, Board of Governors and Secretary, Patron of Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Victoria B. C.

Record also says that the confiscated diamond was presented to the Queen-mother by Lord Dalhousie in 1850 through the young exiled Prince.

They also created four of the suburb's current streets: Ramsay Street, Dalhousie Street ( named after the Ramsay's historic home in Scotland ), Boomerang Street and Waratah Street.

Haberfield also has a strong Italian influence, which is most evident in the local shops along Ramsay Street, close to the intersection with Dalhousie Street.

He also was a lecturer on insurance law at Dalhousie University.

Dalhousie has consistently been ranked one of Canada's top universities.

Marine research at Dalhousie has become a large focus of the university, with many of the university's faculty members involved in some form of marine research.

Dalhousie has 6 competitive sports clubs and 17 recreational clubs.

Dalhousie University has a number of athletic facilities open to both their varsity teams as well as to their students.

One major difference between the Ramsay's family coat of arms and the university seal, is that while the Ramsay seal features a griffin and greyhound, the Dalhousie seal instead has two dragons supporting the eagle-adorned shield.

Dalhousie University currently has over 110, 000 alumni.

He has received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University ( LL. D.

The Dalhousie building was erected during this period as dedicated teaching accommodation for the University, in part replacing space previously at the Gardyne Road campus of Northern College, which has now been taken up by Dundee College.

With evidence that the revolt was spreading outwards, Dalhousie declared, " Unwarned by precedent, uninfluenced by example, the Sikh nation has called for war ; and on my words, sirs, war they shall have and with a vengeance.

Why Dalhousie was so obsessed with increasing the size of a territory that did not generate sufficient revenue to pay for its own administration has never been explained.

Trained as a Registered Nurse, Lewis holds a Diploma in Teaching in Schools of Nursing from Dalhousie University, a Masters of Business Administration from Saint Mary's University, and in 1993 was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University. She has 30 years experience in health care

Based on Weldon's comments in his inaugural address at the opening of the School, it is perhaps not surprising that Dalhousie Law School has shared a storied connection with its counterpart at Harvard University.

Haberfield has four historical churches in Dalhousie Street: St Oswalds Anglican Church, Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church, St Davids Uniting Church, Haberfield Baptist Church.

He has received Honorary Doctorates of Science from the Universities of Wales ( 1991 ), Stirling ( 1992 ), East Anglia ( 1993 ), Leeds ( 1995 ), Heriot-Watt ( 1996 ), Greenwich ( 1997 ), Glamorgan ( 1998 ), Reading ( 1999 ), Birmingham ( 2000 ), Gloucestershire ( 2001 ), Hull ( 2002 ) and Dalhousie ( 2010 ).

Dalhousie Castle has seen much history.

Wachtel has been awarded eight honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Laws from Concordia University in Montreal ( 2010 ), a Doctor of Letters from McGill University in Montreal ( 2009 ), a Doctor of Laws, from Dalhousie University in Halifax ( 2007 ), and the Doctor of Letters ( D.

The policy has been even more successful in New-Brunswick, where entire cities became French-speaking, for example: the city of Edmundston, which went from 89 % of French speakers in 1996 to 93. 4 % in 2006, the city of Moncton ( from 30. 4 % in 1996 to 33 % in 2006 ), Dalhousie ( from 42. 5 % to 49. 5 %) and Dieppe ( from 71. 1 % in 1996 to 74. 2 % en 2006 ).

Ondaatje is a prominent philanthropist ; among the institutions he has helped are: The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Geographical Society, Somerset County Cricket Club, Blundell's School, The Sir Christopher Ondaatje Devon Cricket Centre at Exeter University, Lakefield College School, Dalhousie University, the National Ballet School, the Royal Ontario Museum ( the Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery ), Massey College in the University of Toronto, Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Chester Playhouse.

Since 1988, Gord has been married to Sharon Martineau ( née Havrot ) and they have 2 children, Julia who attends McGill University and is currently working for LOULOU Magazine, and Taylor who will attend Dalhousie University in Halifax.

He has received honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario ( 1984 ), York University ( 1984 ), Dalhousie University ( 1985 ), and Carleton University ( 1987 ).

Since Crowfoot station opened in 2009 with almost double the spaces as Dalhousie, they situation has eased somewhat.

He has received honorary degrees from Université de Moncton ( 1973 ), Acadia University ( 1983 ), St. Thomas University ( 1985 ), University of New Brunswick ( 1988 ) and Dalhousie University ( 1988 ).