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Dalhousie launches Atlantic AI Institute to help shape responsible AI in the region
A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada. Read more.
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Combining genomic analysis, computer modelling, and international collaboration, Dalhousie scientists are helping shape the global response to an Ebola outbreak this year.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A national collaboration will connect researchers and community partners to explore how relationships with animals can strengthen resilience, improve well-being and inform policy.
Friday, July 31, 2026
Dal PhD student Zoya Tyabji’s approach to shark and ray conservation in South Asia earned her a keynote speaker spot at the world’s largest gathering of shark and ray researchers earlier this year.
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Atlantic Canada has the highest cancer rates in the country. Responding to this health-care challenge, cancer research has become a major focus for Dalhousie Medical School and its affiliated teaching hospitals.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Dr. Balwantray Chauhan, the Dr. R. Evatt & Rita Mathers Chair in Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, recently became only the sixth Canadian to receive the Alcon Research Institute (ARI) award for his contributions to the field of vision research.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Researchers and students in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture are studying what we eat, how we produce it and why we choose what we do.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Biomedical Engineering student Hugo Vihvelin used his internship with local startup (and Dal spinoff) company Daxsonics Ultrasound to develop new health-care applications for his high-efficiency electronics research.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
This week the university celebrated the launch of the Centre for Transformational Nursing and Health Research, a first for the region that will support Dal Nursing’s “rock stars of research.”