Research
When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room
Enabling pharmacists to prescribe preventive Lyme disease medication shifted hundreds of routine cases out of emergency departments, easing pressure on the health-care system, shows a new AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ study. Read more.
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada.
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.
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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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Nutrients and energy contained within dead animals are repurposed and repackaged into living, breathing insects — spooky insights from Dal postdoc Paul Manning.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Healthy Populations Journal (HPJ), launched this October, is a multi-faculty, open access, peer review journal focused on population health and health equity globally.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
A AV¾ãÀÖ²¿/IWK Health Centre collaboration on rare genetic disorders is receiving $4.8 million in funding through Genome Canada as part of a major national investment in genomics research.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Dal prof Christine Chambers and multiple Dal alumni are key contributors and authors to the new Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Commission — an international research initiative that's the first commission ever to address pediatric pain.
Friday, October 23, 2020
In this week's Sciographies episode, Economics prof Tess Cyrus speaks about what it was like to grow up in Southern California, why economics was the subject that captured her interest (after a short stint in chemistry), and some of her most recent studies on international trade and economics education.