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Researchers map how Arctic groundwater will respond to thawing permafrost

Researchers map how Arctic groundwater will respond to thawing permafrost

New Dalhousie research reveals how Arctic permafrost aquifers that store and move groundwater are expected to shift as temperatures and sea levels rise.  Read more.

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Alison Auld
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
A sweeping 50‑year analysis by Dal researchers tracing half a century of mining assessments uncovered inconsistencies and missing information, findings published in FACETS that could shape Canada’s approach to future resource development.
Alison Auld
Monday, January 12, 2026
Rates of chronic prescription sedative use among older adults are roughly two to three times the Canadian average in parts of Atlantic Canada. In this Q&A, Dr. David Gardner discusses the phenomenon and outlines findings of a recent clinical trial on strategies to help address it.
Dawn Morrison
Friday, January 9, 2026
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden brings visionary leadership to the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health as Canada Research Chair in Black Health Studies: Antiracism in Health Education and Practice.

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Erin Casey
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Hillary MacKinlay's love of nautical history has taken her from the pages of whaling journals to the halls of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
Melanie Jollymore
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Dalhousie neuroscientists receive $1.7 million – and top rankings – from CIHR to study how spinal cord circuits coordinate movement.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Research team from Dal and Capital Health licenses the world’s first high-resolution probe for imaging the inner and middle ear.
Matthew Kennedy
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Marine Affairs prof Claudio Aporta has helped develop the Inuit Pan Arctic Atlas, illustratrating historic and geographic connections among Inuit peoples and demonstrating their importance in the Arctic's past, present, and future.
Erin Casey
Thursday, June 5, 2014
A new report, co-authored by Dal Sociologist Howard Ramos, is generating discussion about how Nova Scotia can better support immigration to the province.