Research

Authors of a new scientific paper, including Dal’s Boris Worm and Heike Lotze, say immediate action could reverse much of the damage done to marine life within 30 years while preserving vital ocean services — but only with sustained effort and financial support.

With COVID-19 overwhelming emergency rooms, hospitals and ICU wards around the world, Medicine prof David Kelvin is developing a device to help emergency room doctors quickly predict the severity of the illness.

A collaboration between actor/filmmaker Ellen Page and Dal faculty member Ingrid Waldron, "There's Something in the Water" — a sobering but inspiring look at resistance to environmental racism in Nova Scotia — is now available to stream on Netflix following a successful film festival run in the fall.

Earlier this month, Interdisciplinary PhD student Mehrnaz Ashrafi became the first ever Dalhousie PhD student to defend their thesis remotely after her defence was moved online due to COVID-19. Learn what advice she has for other students who will be doing the same in the coming weeks.

PhD student Sopie Watts is spending a semester in Auckland, New Zealand developing and testing gene-editing tools to help improve and transform apple crops.