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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.
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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, April 1, 2015
When PhD student Chris Burns and research associate David Stevens noticed strong industry interest in their work with Jeff Dahn's battery lab, they saw an opportunity to translate their battery-testing system to commercial use.
Friday, March 20, 2015
This year's Brain Awareness Week events engaged inquisitive minds of all ages in learning about the wonders of the human brain.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Health Canada approves Cosentyx, a first-of-its-kind injection treatment for psoriasis discovered and tested by an international team of researchers led by Dal's Dr. Richard Langley.
Friday, March 13, 2015
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), which counts Dal's Susan Kirkland as one of its principal investigators, has been awarded a $41.6 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue its work for the next five years.
Monday, March 9, 2015
From science fiction to Irish literature, there was something for everyone at the annual Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences book launch, celebrating the Faculty's publications from the past year.