Research

Hear from the four winners of Dal's top awards for master's and PhD students: Kayla Joyce (Psychiatry), Beth Castle (Microbiology & Immunology), Brandi Estey-Burtt (English) and Britney Benoit (Nursing).

Dal's Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Mental Health provides perspective on the impact of physical distancing and tips on how we can remain connected to each other, even from a distance.

Augmented reality textiles, work towards a Mi’kmaq biosdepository, and tumour prediction technology are among the six innovative Dal projects funded by the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration competition.

Of all the front-line workers stepping up around the globe to help out in the fight against COVID-19, perhaps none have been called upon quite so much as Cuba's medical personnel — a team of 2,300 emergency medicine specialists have assisted at least 24 countries. To better understand why Cuban docs are in such high demand, we spoke to John Kirk, a professor in Dal's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies and noted Cuba expert.

The first Canadian clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be led by researchers at Dalhousie University, with testing set to begin as early as the next few weeks.