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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
Friday, November 7, 2014
During a French state visit to Canada, Dal signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), building on the common groud the universities share in the marine sciences.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Dal's new $1.5M Zebrafish Core Facility, housed in the Life Sciences Research Institute, will be one of the largest of its kind in North America, providing state-of-the-art equipment for studying zebrafish models of human disease.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
The SMART Christmas Tree Research Co-operative supports Dal's Christmas Tree Research Centre in its efforts to develop the ideal Christmas tree.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Atlantic Canada's Regional Seed Bank, based on Dal's Agricultural Campus, will promote conservation and advancement of seed biodiversity.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Rachel Chang (Physics and Atmospheric Sciences) and Karen Foster (Sociology and Social Anthropolgy) join Dalhousie's contingent of 50 Canada Research Chairs, studying fog patterns and rural economic structures, respectively.