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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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Ryan McNutt
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Over 100 students and other Dal community members gathered Monday night in the Student Union Building’s McInnes Room for a discussion on diversity and inclusiveness, sharing ideas on where Dal should focus its efforts to ensure a more supportive university community.
Obinna Esomchukwu
Friday, March 15, 2019
Ten of Dal's elite graduate students faced off in the finals of Dal's 3 Minute Thesis compeition, with Microbiology and Immunology PhD candidate Adrian Herod taking home the top prize for his presentation on salmonella and food safety.
Jennifer Lewandowski
Friday, March 15, 2019
Dr. David Anderson is more than just the dean of Dalhousie Medical School — he still maintains clinical practice in the school, seeing patients weekly as a hematologist.
Mary Jane Webber
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Dal's ambitious redesign of its downtown Sexton Campus has been about more than new buildings and spaces. It's also involved a significant sustainability overhaul that's a possibility to receive Dal's highest-ever LEED rating. Take a closer look with video highlights and more.
Graeme Gunn
Thursday, March 14, 2019
For students looking to see if assistive technologies like voice-to-text and smart pens can help with their studies, the up-front costs can be prohibitive. That’s why Dal’s Student Accessibility Centre has established an assistive technology lending library, making these tools available for students to borrow free of charge.