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Dalhousie’s new Killam Memorial Chairs push boundaries in health, humanities, and agriculture
Four Dalhousie researchers are set to embark on the next chapter of their scholarly careers with strong momentum behind them as Killam Memorial Chairs. Read more.
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Monday, July 20, 2026
A landmark Dalhousie-led study could reshape post-surgical care, showing a simpler approach after joint replacement may deliver comparable outcomes while lowering health-care costs.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
A reimagined OpenThink cohort moves beyond blogging, testing podcasts and social media to broaden impact, connect with new audiences, and amplify how Dal research informs public dialogue and policy.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Dalhousie robotics and underwater acoustics researcher Dr. Mae Seto is working with Defence Research & Development Canada to develop intelligent autonomous sensing systems that can extend the reach of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic and help Canada protect its sovereignty in remote, harsh maritime environments.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The bestselling novel turned film exposes paradoxes of fixing a broken system with its own tools, writes adjunct professor Tom Ue. As we collectively meditate on the world's problems, why not imagine better worlds?
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Susan Kirkland, head of Dal’s Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, is co-lead of a new national study collecting data on aging adults’ experience during COVID-19.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Drug users are already among the most marginalized and stigmatized populations in times without a pandemic, writes research coordinator Matthew Bonn. Unless we decriminalize drug use, once again they will bear the brunt of another deadly disease.
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.