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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, September 24, 2020
Hal Whitehead’s path to becoming a marine biologist wasn’t cut and dry. But it’s taken him deep under the waves to learn how whales behave and communicate with each other. Learn more in this preview of this week’s episode of the Sciographies podcast.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Canada's minister of national defence and the president of the Toronto Raptors will join retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire and others passionate about preventing the recruitment and use of children in violence in a global symposium online next week.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
A new economics study led by researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and the Shandong University of Finance and Economics in China offers fresh insight into how fossil fuel prices affect employment patterns.
Friday, September 18, 2020
At a time when many Canadian provinces are facing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Atlantic Canada has garnered national attention for its ability to stave off any major new increases — thanks, in part, to more robust regional border controls. Political Science's Ruben Zaiotti explains some of the drawbacks of this approach and how it might be relaxed.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Taking early inspiration from famed broadcaster and sex educator Dr. Sue Johanson, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researcher Natalie Rosen has made it her work's purpose to understand and help individuals and couples coping with sexual problems or changes to their sexual relationships. Learn more in our preview of this week's episode of the Sciographies podcast.