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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整氈窒 study.  Read more.

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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.
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 Tyabjis approach to shark and ray conservation in South Asia earned her a keynote speaker spot at the worlds largest gathering of shark and ray researchers earlier this year.

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Jennifer Bain
Monday, February 10, 2020
Two precious manuscripts hidden in a bank vault survived the Allied bombing of Dresden, but one wound up in Soviet hands until it was smuggled home. As the bombing of Dresden marks its 75th anniversary, Dal Musicologist Jennifer Bain shares this fascinating story.
Matt Reeder
Monday, February 10, 2020
A new multimedia project from Raluca Bejan, who just joined Dal in January, seeks to shift the publics view of the reguee crisis away from zoological perspectives that commodify migrant suffering and towards some of the broader societal issues that underpin it.
Kathleen Kevany
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Plant-rich diets can help tackle the climate crisis, prevent disease and improve mental health, writes the Faculty of Agriculture's Kathleen Kevany.
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Pedestrian safety, paperless workplaces and growing Nova Scotian exports learn how a new Innovation Technology course at Dal is helping students take on real-world challenges with compelling digital solutions.
Alison Auld
Monday, February 3, 2020
Much more oxygen than previously thought is transported deep into the ocean interior through a 'trap door" in the Labrador Sea that Dal researchers say could be closing as a result of climate change.