Recent media releases
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Imhotep's Legacy Academy (ILA) welcomes members of Nova Scotia’s African heritage community, federal Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary for Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Andy Fillmore, and the Honourable Tony Ince, Minister of African-Nova Scotian Affairs.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Dalhousie University and the Government of Nova Scotia today announced the opening of a new innovation sandbox. Hosted in the university’s Faculty of Science, the Science Unleashed: Research Growing the Economy (SURGE) sandbox will facilitate the training and mentoring of students in the areas of innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Unexpected findings from a ground-breaking new study have caused researchers from Dalhousie University, the Sharks of the Atlantic Research and Conservation Centre (ShARCC) and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research to do a double take.
Friday, November 16, 2018
Students enrolled at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture now have access to a new program to better prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow thanks to a $250,000 donation from RBC Foundation.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Scientists at Dalhousie Universityhave discovered a new branch on the ‘Tree of Life’ that no one knew existed. Their findings were published today in the journal Nature and will be critical to better understanding the evolutionary history of life on earth.
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Dalhousie in the news
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Putting Dal on the Map: Launching the Chris Hadfield Space Photographs Collection
April 16, 2019 12:00 PM
On April 11, the Dal Libraries launched the Chris Hadfield Space Photographs Collection to a packed house in the Killam Memorial Library.
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Media Highlight: Dalhousie professor says Canada's G7 anti‑plastics push limited by domestic action
March 14, 2018 12:00 PM
CTV News: Dr. Tony Walker, environment professor at Dalhousie University says Canada's push to lead the G7 into a war against plastic garbage would get a whole lot more heft if the federal government started enacting stronger policies at home.
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Media Highlight: Dalmed NB Mobile App Can Save Billions in Health Care.
March 12, 2018 12:00 PM
A research group in New Brunswick is developing an app that helps doctors determine a person’s level of vulnerability, and connects them to a social agency to tackle the program.
Daily Dalhousie experts
Dalhousie University experts available to speak about the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, and Earth Day.
Dalhousie University experts available to speak about the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, Jason Kenney’s election victory in Alberta, reusable containers in grocery stores, and the benefits of investing in housing.
Dalhousie University experts available to speak the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, the Alberta provincial election, street checks, and roadside saliva test for cannabis.
Dalhousie University experts available to speak on civil rights at border crossings, the Federal carbon tax, the benefits of plant-based proteins, the ethics of animal research, and the risks of ‘measles parties.’
Dalhousie University experts available to speak on the final season of Game of Thrones, the arrest of Julian Assange, climate change and animal welfare.