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Dalhousie researchers collaborate on greener sodium‑ion battery technology
Dalhousie researchers are working with Concordia's Volt-Age program to help advance sodium-ion battery technology — a more sustainable alternative to lithium for residential energy storage. Read more.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A new Dalhousie University study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic? Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues consider.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Dalhousie is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
Susanne Craig (Oceanography) and Mark Gibson (Process Engineering and Applied Science) are the only Canadian members of a worldwide NASA project on ocean systems and the impacts of climate change.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Dr. Graham Dellaire, Dalhousie Medical School’s Cameron Research Scientist in Cancer Biology, has developed a technique that could make gene therapy more effective and safer to use.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Dalhousie Medical School researchers Dr. Fred Burge and Beverley Lawson were part of a multi-province team which found that investment in home-based palliative care reduces overall costs to the health-care system.
Friday, February 19, 2016
With financial support from Irving Shipbuilding, the Dal-headquartered Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) has announced funding for nine research projects across Canada. One of them is Dal Biologist Julie LaRoche's study of plankton and algal blooms, which are crucial to ocean ecosystems.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
At the year's first set of Cross-Current Seminars, Provost and Vice-President Academic Carolyn Watters announced the establishment of new Special Provost-Alumni Scholarships for PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.