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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.
Archives - Research
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
A team that unites practitioners, researchers and patients have come together to examine how opioids are prescribed in family practice in Nova Scotia, with the goal of ensuring patients with chronic, severe non-cancer pain to receive the optimal treatment.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
DNA testing kits will be a popular gift this holiday season. Before mailing off your saliva, it’s important to understand what these kits can and cannot tell us, writes Dal medical student Michael Mackley.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Canada’s new Elections Act may have prevented the type of mammoth election spending seen in the United States via super-PACs, but it's been at the expense of public debate, writes IDS prof John Cameron.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Global sea levels are rising more than twice as fast as they were even just a few decades ago — and accelerating. If emissions are left unchecked, the consequences could be devastating. In our first article in a continuing spotlight series, meet Dal researchers on the front lines of an approaching global crisis.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
One year after the first CRISPR babies were announced, changes in policies and regulations have meant that there have been no new CRISPR announcements since, writes bioethicist Françoise Baylis.