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Dalhousie launches Atlantic AI Institute to help shape responsible AI in the region
A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada. Read more.
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Combining genomic analysis, computer modelling, and international collaboration, Dalhousie scientists are helping shape the global response to an Ebola outbreak this year.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A national collaboration will connect researchers and community partners to explore how relationships with animals can strengthen resilience, improve well-being and inform policy.
Friday, July 31, 2026
Dal PhD student Zoya Tyabji’s approach to shark and ray conservation in South Asia earned her a keynote speaker spot at the world’s largest gathering of shark and ray researchers earlier this year.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
A new research partnership brings together the Dal-led Ocean Tracking Network with the Mi’kmaq Conservation Group, the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources and Acadia University to study culturally and commercially important fish species in Nova Scotia.
Monday, November 19, 2018
With World Children's Day this week, we need to critically assess how Canada's doing helping young refugees settle into their new homes and their new lives, writes PhD candidate Emily Pelley.
Friday, November 16, 2018
Get to know Dal's new Canada Research Chairs: Zoe Finkel (Marine Microbial Macroecology), David Kelvin (Translational Vaccinology and Inflammation) and Catherine Mah (Promoting Healthy Populations) and Sandra Meier (Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Mental Health).
Thursday, November 15, 2018
A Dal-led study published in the journal Nature outlines how the genes of little-known microbes found in a sample of dirt place these organisms outside of all known biological kingdoms — a significant discovery for those examining how complex-celled life evolved on Earth.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Women and adolescent girls say that being outdoors in nature offers opportunities to gain confidence in physical activity, write Dal researchers Rebecca Spencer and Sara Kirk.