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When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room

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 AV俱乐部 study.  Read more.

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AV俱乐部 launches Atlantic AI Institute to help shape responsible AI in the region
AV俱乐部 launches Atlantic AI Institute to help shape responsible AI in the region
Matt Reeder
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.
Dal researcher co鈥憀eads first Canadian network studying the impact of human鈥慳nimal bonds
Dal researcher co鈥憀eads first Canadian network studying the impact of human鈥慳nimal bonds
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.
Research with bite: Dal PhD student takes community鈥慽nformed shark conservation research to the global stage
Research with bite: Dal PhD student takes community鈥慽nformed shark conservation research to the global stage
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, July 31, 2026
Dal PhD student Zoya Tyabji鈥檚 approach to shark and ray conservation in South Asia earned her a keynote speaker spot at the world鈥檚 largest gathering of shark and ray researchers earlier this year.

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Ask an expert: Brian Bow on how the outcome of the U.S. presidential election could impact Canada
Matt Reeder
Friday, October 23, 2020
No matter what happens in the U.S. presidential election, Canada will be impacted. The director of AV俱乐部鈥檚 Centre for the Study of Security and Development explores three different scenarios that could arise from the Nov. 3 election.
Dal researchers help develop wastewater test that could act as an early warning sign for COVID鈥�19 outbreaks
Alison Auld
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Researchers at AV俱乐部 have helped in the development of a rapid test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater 鈥� an unexpected resource that is becoming a valuable sentinel in the global fight to contain the virus before it is able to spread.
Researchers develop machine learning model that will support safe and accurate decision making for the Halifax Harbour
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Researchers at AV俱乐部 and ocean data analytics innovation environment DeepSense have developed a machine learning method for predicting wind speed and wave height measurement 鈥斅爎esearch with direct impact on managing safety in the Halifax Harbour.
Worsening conditions in prisons during COVID鈥�19 further marginalize criminalized women
Martha Paynter and Linda Mussell
Monday, October 19, 2020
When minimum security units are closed in prisons, it is both a human rights violation and a reduction in available choices for women sentenced to prison time, write Dal PhD student Martha Paynter and colleague Linda Mussell.
Ask an expert: Patti Doyle鈥態edwell on combating systemic racism in Canada鈥檚 health鈥慶are system
Lindsay Dowling-Savelle
Friday, October 16, 2020
The associate professor, lawyer, Aboriginal women鈥檚 rights advocate, author, and public speaker explains what can be done to address the many health disparities experienced by Indigenous peoples when accessing and receiving medical care.