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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 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
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Actuarial Science student Sean Mekers has returned home to Truro this summer to work with Faculty of Agriculture faculty member Haibo Niu on adapting global climate models to local weather predictions in Nova Scotia.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Over the past two weeks, Dalhousie President Richard Florizone hosted year-in-review sessions on each of Dal's four campuses, offering an update on progress towards the university’s Strategic Direction and answering questions from the Dal community.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On Monday, Federal Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science, led by an expert panel of nine including Martha Crago, Dalhousie’s vice-president research, and Dal alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Dal atmospheric scientist Randall Martin is part of an international team that recently identified 39 unreported major sources of sulfur dioxide pollution worldwide, a finding with significant ramifications for human health and climate change.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
This week (June 8) marks World Oceans Day. To celebrate the occasion, we’re updating on how Dal research is helping monitor “the ocean's breathing."