The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), is supporting a new $1.9-million study in the Maritimes aimed at determining which health factors cause long-term care residents to experience severe COVID-19 outcomes, including death.

Theresa Tam recently took the time to send a personal thank you to Sherry Huybers, a faculty member in Dal's School of Health and Human Performance, for her work with Dal colleagues in creating a mini-course inspired by Dr. Tam's 2019 report addressing stigma in the health system.

New research from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is using artificial intelligence to analyze the public emotions expressed through millions of tweets across the globe and identify trends that could make a significant impact in this area.

Alison Thompson, Mark Stradiotto and Laura Turculet all received prestigious awards from the Canadian Society for Chemistry this year, recognition following on the heels of a string of other significant awards for the department last year.

Ottawa announced an investment of $3.34 million in research to understand the health impacts of extended periods of inactivity and the effectiveness of preventative measures to mitigate the impact of inactivity on our health.