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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ launches Atlantic AI Institute to help shape responsible AI in the region

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ launches Atlantic AI Institute to help shape responsible AI in the region

A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada.  Read more.

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Dayna Park
Friday, August 7, 2026
Combining genomic analysis, computer modelling, and international collaboration, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ scientists are helping shape the global response to an Ebola outbreak this year.
Dawn Morrison
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A national collaboration will connect researchers and community partners to explore how relationships with animals can strengthen resilience, improve well-being and inform policy.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, July 31, 2026
Dal PhD student Zoya Tyabji’s approach to shark and ray conservation in South Asia earned her a keynote speaker spot at the world’s largest gathering of shark and ray researchers earlier this year.

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Michele Charlton and Jennifer Lewandowski
Thursday, August 12, 2021
An $800,000 investment has been made in a study led by Dr. Karina Top of Dal's Faculty of Medicine that aims to further improve Canada’s identification and response to adverse events people may experience following COVID-19 vaccination across 10 provinces.
Jacqueline Gahagan
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Education is a key to health, economic and social outcomes. So why don’t we make it easier for former youth in care to access post-secondary education, asks researcher Jacqueline Gahagan.
Michele Charlton and Jennifer Lewandowski
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Researchers affiliated with AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, the IWK Health Centre, and Nova Scotia Health have received funding from the federal government through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant program.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
A new Dal study provides a first-ever look at the environmental and economic cost of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear off the coast of southwest Nova Scotia.
Jacqueline Gahagan
Friday, July 30, 2021
Sex is not gender but research continues to treat these as the same concept, with potentially damaging consequences for health studies, health policies and health programs, writes Dal's Jacqueline Gahagan.