/news.html Dal News - Research Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:24:44 GMT 2025-10-29T09:24:44Z /news/2025/10/24/nova-scotia-respiratory-health-clinic.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A new clinic led by Dal and community partners — with funding from GSK Canada — will offer faster, community-based respiratory care that empowers patients and trains future professionals while easing pressure on Nova Scotia’s overstretched health system. Research Medicine Health Professions News Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/10/24/nova-scotia-respiratory-health-clinic.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal Health staff (with files from GSK Canada) 2025-10-24T11:30:00Z /news/2025/10/24/ocean-sound-acidity-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Deep Sound, a free-falling autonomous device developed at Dal that can gather ambient sounds up to 10 kilometres under the ocean, offers a window into ocean acidity and its adverse effects on marine life. Research Science Oceanography Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/10/24/ocean-sound-acidity-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-10-24T11:30:00Z /news/2025/10/23/canada-research-chairs-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ celebrates new and renewed Canada Research Chairs tackling global challenges from Arctic law and anti-Black racism to climate resilience, clean energy, and pandemic preparedness. Agriculture Health Professions Mechanical Engineering Research Science Medicine Chemistry News Engineering Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/10/23/canada-research-chairs-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-10-23T11:30:00Z /news/2025/10/20/student-s-winning-sable-island-research-idea-earns-her-trip-to-t.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Science student May Engelhardt visited Sable Island this month, where she spent the day carrying out research to support conservation efforts. Research Biology Science Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:21:00 GMT /news/2025/10/20/student-s-winning-sable-island-research-idea-earns-her-trip-to-t.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Farrah Smith 2025-10-20T12:21:00Z /news/2025/10/10/jeff-dahn-eni-award-renewable-energy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Jeff Dahn, an icon in the world of battery technology, earned a top international science prize in Italy this week for his contributions to the global energy transition. Research Science Chemistry News Physics and Atmospheric Science Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/10/10/jeff-dahn-eni-award-renewable-energy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2025-10-10T11:30:00Z /news/2025/10/08/dalhousie-demo-day-2025-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Student-led startups stepped into the spotlight during Innovation Week, showcasing an impressive range of innovations from bioplastics to bone-cancer detection. Find out who walked away the winners. Research Student Life News Community & Culture Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/10/08/dalhousie-demo-day-2025-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jennifer Cameron 2025-10-08T11:30:00Z /news/2025/10/03/startup-study-participants-management.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Computer Science MSc student Ridwan Oladipupo is the creator of ArticiPay — a platform for researchers to source and manage the people who participate in their studies. Computer Science Research News Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:48:00 GMT /news/2025/10/03/startup-study-participants-management.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2025-10-03T14:48:00Z /news/2025/09/25/halifax-electric-vehicles-fast-charging-price.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ research is helping Halifax design a fast-charge electric vehicle (EV) network that’s equitable, efficient, well used, and built to accelerate adoption, bringing real-world solutions to the heart of the city’s energy transition. Research Engineering Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/09/25/halifax-electric-vehicles-fast-charging-price.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-09-25T13:00:00Z /news/2025/09/24/cities-canada-growth.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Revitalizing city centres by making them more dense and mixed-use can help curb urban sprawl, write AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Planning researcher Jeffrey Biggar and UNBC colleague Rylan Graham. Research Architecture and Planning Community & Culture Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/09/24/cities-canada-growth.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Rylan Graham and Jeffrey Biggar 2025-09-24T11:30:00Z /news/2025/09/22/zane-sylliboy-dalhousie-indigenous-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Zane Sylliboy brings academia and community together to empower Indigenous-led research and foster respectful, collaborative partnerships. Research Community & Culture Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/09/22/zane-sylliboy-dalhousie-indigenous-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-09-22T11:30:00Z /news/2025/09/19/annika-benson-dalhousie-falling-walls-winner.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews PhD researcher Annika Benson will represent Atlantic Canada in Berlin this fall, showcasing a breakthrough tool for safer brain tumour surgery in a pitch competition against 100 global research competitors. Medicine Research News Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/09/19/annika-benson-dalhousie-falling-walls-winner.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-09-19T11:30:00Z /news/2025/09/16/innovation-week-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal’s Innovation Week returns Sept. 18–25 for its second year with pitch competitions, workshops, campus tours and more on offer for those passionate about exploring new ideas and building fresh connections Student Life Research News Community & Culture Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/09/16/innovation-week-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jennifer Cameron 2025-09-16T11:30:00Z /news/2025/08/12/vanier-scholarship-jonathan-drew.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews From Nova Scotia to New Zealand and beyond, Jonathan Drew’s work reminds that caring for people and caring for the planet are not competing goals — but deeply intertwined imperatives. Research Health Professions Health Promotion Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT /news/2025/08/12/vanier-scholarship-jonathan-drew.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dawn Morrison 2025-08-12T08:00:00Z /news/2025/07/29/dalhousie-research-awards-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data. Research News Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/29/dalhousie-research-awards-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-07-29T11:30:00Z /news/2025/07/28/marine-species-nova-scotia-coast.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This summer, Nova Scotians join AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers in a groundbreaking eDNA project to track marine life shifts as ocean temperatures rise. Research Biology Science Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/28/marine-species-nova-scotia-coast.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-07-28T11:30:00Z /news/2025/07/23/fabry-disease-study-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Fabry disease can shorten lifespans and damage organs. A new treatment offers sufferers of the disorder a reprieve from routine treatments and an easing of the pain caused by the disease. Research Medicine Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/23/fabry-disease-study-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-07-23T11:30:00Z /news/2025/07/17/right-whales-endangered-drone-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal scientists use cutting-edge technology to glean insight into the behaviour of an ancient species under threat, work that's featured in new Apple TV+ series The Wild Ones. Research News Science Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/17/right-whales-endangered-drone-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-07-17T11:30:00Z /news/2025/07/15/manosphere-health-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal researcher Dr. Luc Cousineau investigates how online communities radicalize young men, revealing the dangerous intersection of digital culture, masculinity, and far-right extremism. Research Health Professions Community & Culture Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/15/manosphere-health-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dawn Morrison 2025-07-15T11:30:00Z /news/2025/07/09/plastics-threaten-ecosystems-and-human-health--but-evidence-base.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A healthy and sustainable planet means supporting action based on scientific evidence, not misinforming people with catchy phrases and political rhetoric, writes Dal's Tony Walker and colleague Miriam Diamond. Research Science Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/09/plastics-threaten-ecosystems-and-human-health--but-evidence-base.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Tony R. Walker and Miriam L. Diamond 2025-07-09T11:30:00Z /news/2025/07/08/qs-world-university-ranking-2025-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s global reputation grows with strong performances in key research and international faculty indicators in the 2026 QS World University Rankings. Research News Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/07/08/qs-world-university-ranking-2025-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-07-08T11:30:00Z /news/2025/06/30/decision-making-sustainability-canada-fisheries-oceans.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Major reforms could fundamentally reshape fisheries science and management in Canada, write Dal's Megan Bailey and colleagues. Yet most Canadians are unaware of how DFO’s science-management process works, or why change might be needed. Research Oceans Science Marine Biology Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:30:00 GMT /news/2025/06/30/decision-making-sustainability-canada-fisheries-oceans.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matthew Robertson, Megan Bailey and Tyler Eddy 2025-06-30T10:30:00Z /news/2025/06/26/reliant-sustainable-food-systems-defence-american-tariffs.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The future of Canada’s farming sector — and by extension its food security, rural communities and economic sovereignty — will depend on its ability to turn today’s crisis into tomorrow’s opportunity. Research Agriculture Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:45:00 GMT /news/2025/06/26/reliant-sustainable-food-systems-defence-american-tariffs.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Érick Duchesne, Gregory Cameron, Gumataw Kifle Abebe and Monika Korzun 2025-06-26T09:45:00Z /news/2025/06/23/2slgbtq-discrimination-harmful-rhetoric-mental-health.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Patrick Hickey continues to hear about the lasting toll anti-2SLGBTQ+ policies and rhetoric has on mental health and feeling safe in our communities. His research explores ways to limit those effects. Research Science Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025/06/23/2slgbtq-discrimination-harmful-rhetoric-mental-health.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-06-23T09:00:00Z /news/2025/06/18/impact-rankings-2025-the-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ has surged to 22nd globally for Clean Water and Sanitation in the 2025 THE Impact Rankings and reaffirmed its place among the world’s top 100 sustainable universities. Research News Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/06/18/impact-rankings-2025-the-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-06-17T11:30:00Z /news/2025/06/16/mental-health-access-global-centre.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s new Centre for Global Mental Health aims to advance equity worldwide through research, education, and innovation and bridge gaps in care while empowering communities through global collaboration. Research Medicine Psychiatry Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:30:00 GMT /news/2025/06/16/mental-health-access-global-centre.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Penney Miller 2025-06-13T11:30:00Z