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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers secure major funding through Research Nova Scotia competition

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers secure major funding through Research Nova Scotia competition

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers are advancing health, clean energy, ocean science, and food innovation with new partner‑driven funding aimed at turning Nova Scotia research strengths into real‑world solutions.  Read more.

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Theresa Anne Salah
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Developed with Indigenous partners, a new course invites students to explore alternative worldviews and community‑led expertise while considering the broader social responsibilities shaping professional practice.
Matt Reeder
Friday, April 24, 2026
A refreshed space, playful design elements, and a focus on connection are reshaping how prospective students experience Dal, turning a first visit into something memorable, personal, and distinctly Nova Scotian.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A two‑year deep‑energy retrofit has modernized the Killam Memorial Library’s aging systems, boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and setting the stage for similar upgrades across campus.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Two special issues of the Canadian Medical Association Journal published this fall are centred exclusively around anti-Black racism and Black health in Canada.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Researchers probing sediment in Greenland found the world’s oldest known DNA, ushering in a new chapter in the history of evolution and shedding light on an ancient ecosystem and the effects of climate change.
Theresa Anne Salah
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Each year, in honour of the women killed at École Polytechnique in 1989, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Women in Engineering Society hosts a memorial to commemorate the victims and showcase the resiliency of women in our society.
Kenneth Conrad
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Get to know AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s newest Vanier Scholars (PhD in Health students Helen Wong and Vincent Mousseau) and Banting Postdoctoral Researcher (Dr. Inês Tavares).
Tereigh Ewert
Monday, December 5, 2022
A new online game under development by a team of Dal computer science students aims to help educate the university community about (dis)abilities and reduce affiliated stereotypes and stigmas in the process.