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Every drop counts: Dal master's student advances to Falling Walls finals with blood‑testing innovation

Every drop counts: Dal master's student advances to Falling Walls finals with blood‑testing innovation

Linh Tran is taking research that could make blood testing easier for patients while delivering more diagnostic information from smaller samples to an international stage in Berlin this fall.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Friday, September 18, 2026
OTN Scientific Director Rob Lennox discusses the growing impact of ocean tracking and why scientists are only beginning to unlock the potential of the data they collect.
Brittany Lambert
Monday, September 28, 2026
Students exchanged ideas, career advice and contacts with employers representing leading organizations from Halifax, Calgary, Toronto and beyond.
Mary-Eleanor Power
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
They’ve travelled more than 82,000 kilometres on over 100 missions, but the most notable expedition in 2020 for Dalhousie’s glider group was a trip over a Halifax harbour bridge to their brand new space at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship on the Dartmouth waterfront.
Stefanie Wilson
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Watch as we take you on a quick trip through the last 50 years of Dal News — from the printed word of University News to the informative digital reach of today.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Peek into the past to see what was making news at Dalhousie 50 years ago during the publication of the university’s first issue of University News, the predecessor to today’s Dal News.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Fifty years ago this month, the first issue of University News — the publication now known as Dal News — was hitting newsstands on campus and across Halifax. To mark the occasion, we’re taking a look back at the publication’s history covering half a century of Dalhousie people, events and happenings.
Allysha Porter
Friday, January 22, 2021
In the decades since his tragic assassination, U.S. civil right's pioneer Martin Luther King Jr.'s perspectives and wisdom have continued to inspire many, including participants in a panel event hosted Monday by the Black Student Advising Centre.