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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, March 19, 2019
The documentary "Leaving Neverland" demonstrates the identifiable victim effect: people are more willing to empathize with individual victims than with large statistics, writes Kevin Quigley (scholarly director, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance).
Monday, March 18, 2019
CRISPR gene editing should learn from the Slow Food movement, say Dal researchers Landon Getz and Graham Dellaire. Scientists must allow time for critical conversations and perfecting of techniques before rewriting the source code of humanity.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Ten of Dal's elite graduate students faced off in the finals of Dal's 3 Minute Thesis compeition, with Microbiology and Immunology PhD candidate Adrian Herod taking home the top prize for his presentation on salmonella and food safety.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
In the next few years, there may be as many as 30 billion different devices connected to the Internet, including many everyday objects you find in your home. That poses major challenges for everything from security to reliability – challenges Computer Science prof Srini Sampalli and his team in the MYTech Lab are working to address.
Monday, March 11, 2019
A Dalhousie pain researcher and a former Much Music-host-turned-parenting-blogger are helping millions of parents around the world learn how to help relieve their children’s pain with the #ItDoesntHaveToHurt initiative.