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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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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Led by Dalhousie, BioLabs East will build a GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice — facility in Nova Scotia, producing vaccines and cell therapies for clinical trials while strengthening Canada’s biomanufacturing capacity and innovation ecosystem.
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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Friday, September 6, 2019
Dalhousie University apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two Dalhousie researchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord Dalhousie Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of Dalhousie who commissioned the founding of Dalhousie University in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Researchers studying hydraulic fracturing have answered a longstanding question over how the practice can sometimes cause moderate earthquakes and may be able to use their model to forecast when quakes linked to fracking might occur.