Faculty of Science News

• Getting to the heart of the research experience
  The Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP) is a first-year option for Bachelor of Science students that want to jumpstart their exploration of the sciences with hands-on experience conducting studies in labs and out in the field. Read about one of the DISP Class of 2019 research studies.
  
• Taking talent and innovation to the next level
  A unique seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based companies, Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic is bringing together the best in the Atlantic region with the best in the world.
  
• Reaching for the top: Dal's top co‑op students of the year
  Get to know the six outstanding students, including science student Claire Attridge, being recognized this week with Dal's Top Co-Op Student of the Year Award — and learn how their co-op experiences have helped take their eduation to new heights.
  
• Just add social media: Pediatric pain researcher takes science to parents to make an impact
  A Dalhousie pain researcher and a former Much Music-host-turned-parenting-blogger are helping millions of parents around the world learn how to help relieve their children’s pain with the #ItDoesntHaveToHurt initiative.
  
• Dal postdoc studies the birth of the Atlantic Ocean
  Marine geophysicist Hanchao Jian is helping us better understand the Earth of 150 million years ago by studying the rock off the coast of Nova Scotia today.
  
• Postdoc explores how the ocean moderates global climate
  Marine geophysicist Hanchao Jian is helping us better understand the Earth of 150 million years ago by studying the rock off the coast of Nova Scotia today.
  
• Nova Scotia start‑up a game changer for future of clean energy
  From an idea sparked in a Dal Physics lab to a company forged through Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic, Rayleigh Solar Tech is working to bring cheaper, more efficient solar cell technology to market.
  
• One of Canada's best: Earth Sciences prof named 3M Teaching Fellow
  For Earth Sciences Professor Anne-Marie Ryan, a great classroom is built on great conversation. Now, her community-based approach has earned her Canada's top recognition for university teaching: the 3M National Teaching Fellowship.
  
• New space leverages new ideas
  Brand new research facilities open in Steele Ocean Sciences Building, fulfilling a vision to support researchers in their work to discover innovative solutions to ocean-related issues.
  
• Young people drowning in a rising tide of perfectionism
  New research from Dal psychologist Simon Sherry and colleague Martin Smith shows that perfectionism has increased dramatically over the last 25 years, and that perfectionists become more neurotic and less conscientious as time passes.