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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
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Dalhousie Medical School researcher Dr. Jennifer Corcoran and her team have identified the gene in herpesvirus-8 that can cause virus-induced cancers.
Friday, April 24, 2015
With 2015 designated as the UN's International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, we turn the spotlight on Dal's light-related research and insight.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Oceanography PhD student Justine McMillan took home first prize at Dalhousie's Three-Minute Thesis competition and will go on to represent Dalhousie at the Eastern finals.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Svetlana Yurgel, a new arrival in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture, is researching how to enhance the growth of agricultural legumes without the use of harsh fertilizers.
Friday, April 17, 2015
First-year Medicine student Victoria Bentley is co-author on two new cancer research studies out of Dalhousie Medical School's Zebrafish Core Facility that hope to improve treatments for patients with leukemia.