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The new MicroResearch Institute at Dalhousie is a proven, community‑driven research model that empowers local people — doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students — to investigate and solve the health and public safety challenges they understand better than anyone.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
Dal research teams are receiving more than $7.3M in Canada Foundation for Innovation support to expand labs and tools driving breakthroughs in water resilience, ocean science, marine tracking, and digital stewardship of Canada’s past
Thursday, March 19, 2026
In this episode of Sciographies, we talk to Maxine Westhead — marine biologist, marine spatial planner, and director of Dalhousie’s Marine Affairs Program (MAP).
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Dr. Kimberley Hall’s Killam fellowship will accelerate her collaboration with NRC partners as they work to advance quantum hardware and strengthen Canada’s future secure‑tech capabilities.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Researchers at Dalhousie are using algorithms and machine learning to listen for the distinct calls of one of the world’s most endangered animals in a bid to identify where they are and shield them from one of their greatest threats.
Monday, April 27, 2020
From cholera outbreaks to public health actions, war metaphors have long been used to describe diseases, writes English Professor Julia Wright. They show what we fear and help to explain our world to ourselves.
Friday, April 24, 2020
This can be a difficult time for many parents who are juggling increased child-care needs alongside many other responsibilities. We asked Dr. Adriana Wilson, an assistant professor in Dal’s Department of Psychiatry, for tips on easing anxiety and managing the varied challenges of pandemic parenting.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Black lives are further in peril in a time of COVID-19, writes Dal James R. Johnston Chair OmiSoore Dryden and her colleagues from the University of Toronto in this contribution to The Conversation Canada.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Hear from four Dal PhD students on how they're meeting the challenge of continuing to work remotely and moving their research projects forward.