Research
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The new MicroResearch Institute at Dalhousie is a proven, community‑driven research model that empowers local people — doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students — to investigate and solve the health and public safety challenges they understand better than anyone.
Featured News
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 26, 2026
In this episode of Sciographies, we talk to Dr. Leanne Stevens, an educator and university teaching fellow in Dalhousie’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and associate dean, academic in the Faculty of Science.
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.
Archives - Research
Friday, November 4, 2016
Gefu Wang-Pruski, a professor of molecular biology in the Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Agriculture, helps growers and consumers by producing potatoes that are environmentally friendly and that also provide a healthy food choice.
Monday, October 31, 2016
A Q&A with English doctoral candidate Kala Hirtle, whose research explores consciousness in gothic fiction — everything from vampire lore to fears of being buried alive.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
The Dalhousie Postdoctoral Society hosted its annual Research Day event to share some of the postdoctoral research happening on campus and allow postdocs to network with colleagues across disciplines.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Students from Dal and Kiel's joint Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology’s (NSERC CREATE TOSST) summer school recently had the opportunity to pitch their best ocean business concepts to a panel of Nova Scotian business moguls, "Dragon's Den" style.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Thanks to a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, Dal Political Science student John Mitton is getting to advance his award-winning international conflict research at the University of Southern California.