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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, April 4, 2017
Three Faculty of Agriculture graduate students are travelling to Ethiopia this week to participate in the first ever Ethiopian agricultural diploma education conference. It’s part of Dal's Agricultural Transformation through Stronger Vocational Education (ATTSVE) project – one of the largest international development projects ever awarded to a Canadian university.
Friday, March 24, 2017
AFRED (Atlantic Facilities and Research Equipment Database), was launched at an event earlier this month at the Dalhousie Life Sciences Research Institute.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Representatives of Iceland's Reykjavík University — and members of the country's team in MIT REAP (Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program), alongside Nova Scotia — came to Dalhousie earlier this month to learn about research and innovation in Halifax.
Friday, March 17, 2017
An assortment of books and other publications touching on everything from Indigenous studies to U.S. foreign policy were on display this week as part of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' annual celebration of faculty research.
Friday, March 3, 2017
You have three minutes to present on a topic you’ve dedicated your academic career to. Can you do it? Nearly 100 Dal graduate students took the plunge to find out in this year's Three Minute Thesis competition.