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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
Monday, November 26, 2012
Dal scientists are first to observe cellular events during lace plant programmed cell death, offering clues for understanding how cells purposefully die in other plants and animals.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The Faculty of Agriculture is home to the Christmas Tree Research Centre, where Raj Lada and his team work on developing a "SMART" Balsam Fir that holds its needles longer.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
From the latest Dalhousie magazine: Meet three alumni who found success despite early failure – and see what the experts have to say about the value of missing the mark.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Dalhousie Difference: The Dr. R. Evatt and Rita Mathers Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research is making major advances in understanding and working to treat one of the leading causes of visual disability and blindness around the world.
Friday, November 2, 2012
María Cecilia Engler Palma is researching the legal and policy frameworks for one of the fastest growing industries on the planet.