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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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Ocean warming is changing the relationship coastal communities have with the ocean
Eric Oliver
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Coastal communities are helping scientists understand the impacts of marine heatwaves 鈥� and find solutions, writes researcher Eric Oliver.
Sciographies podcast shares personal and professional stories of Dal scientists
Niecole Killawee
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Launching this week, the second season of Sciographies dives deeper into the stories behind the science 鈥� offering an intimate look researchers who push the boundaries of discovery and innovation.
Three Dal scholars join the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Elaine Craig (Law), Shauntay Grant (English) and Matthew Herder (Law/Pharmacology) are the latest Dal faculty members to be inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Forging a path forward: Dal receives Lord AV俱乐部 Panel report
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 6, 2019
AV俱乐部 apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Climate change, poverty and human rights 鈥� an emergency without precedent
Lisa Benjamin, Meinhard Doelle, Sara L Seck
Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two AV俱乐部 researchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.