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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
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Anatoliy Gruzd, director of Dal's Social Media Lab and originally from the Ukraine, offers insight into how social media have shaped and influenced this year's astonishing political events.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Though thousands of individuals are put under every day, anesthesia is not without its risks -- something a team of Dal researchers, with a new BRC Knowledge Translation Grant, is looking to solve.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger from the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Resource (NMR-3) facility at Dal helps team of SMU scientists provide proof for their big discovery.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
The 10th annual Sustainability and Environmental Research Symposium, hosted by the Elizabeth May Chair, presented student research and some of the latest work in the field.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Dal receives provincial funding for two new collaborative spaces focused on information & communications technology and agriculture, designed to support students in translating business concepts from idea to execution.