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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers collaborate on greener sodium‑ion battery technology

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers collaborate on greener sodium‑ion battery technology

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers are working with Concordia's Volt-Age program to help advance sodium-ion battery technology — a more sustainable alternative to lithium for residential energy storage.  Read more.

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Andrew Riley
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A new AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting.
Megan Bailey, Candis Callison, Adrian Howkins, Élise Devoie
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic? Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues consider.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.

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Ryan McNutt
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ who commissioned the founding of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Terry Murray Arnold
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Researchers studying hydraulic fracturing have answered a longstanding question over how the practice can sometimes cause moderate earthquakes and may be able to use their model to forecast when quakes linked to fracking might occur.
Michele Charlton
Monday, August 26, 2019
With the news that Dr. Christine Chambers has been appointed as scientific director for the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ becomes one of only two universities in Canada to host two CIHR institutes.
Alison Auld
Monday, August 26, 2019
A new study by geologists in Canada and the United States led by Dal’s James Brenan suggests a repository of precious metals may be locked deep below the moon’s surface.