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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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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, who had high praise for the institute’s research and its work to support sustainable ocean development.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
This week marks the 26th anniversary of the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia. There have been plenty of disasters since then, writes MacEachen Institute Director Kevin Quigley, but we still struggle to hold people to account when systems fail.
Monday, May 7, 2018
Dal faculty and students will make up one of 15 teams chosen to launch and operate a satellite as part of the Canadian Space Agency’s national CubeSat project.
Friday, May 4, 2018
Physics professor Scott Chapman and his former master’s student Tim Miller co-led a study in the journal Nature outlining an out-of-this-world discovery of 14 large, dense galaxies set to merge in a violently energetic collision.
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Aaron MacNeil, an associate professor in Dal’s Department of Biology, has been named the new named the Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology.