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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 AV俱乐部 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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Thursday, March 7, 2019
An autonomous sailboat launched in July by Dal Engineering researchers was presumed lost at sea during its transatlantic journey 鈥斅爑ntil it washed up on a beach in Ireland last week.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Some of Dal's brightest and boldest graduate students are set to showcase their research in Dal's annual Three Minute Thesis competition. Meet some of the competitors and make plans to attend the finals on March 13.
Monday, March 4, 2019
The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute's Seed Fund provides awards ranging from $10-30,000 for innovative ocean research projects, supporting researchers studying everything from organic waste in fish farms to new low cost, low impact scallop-harvesting technology.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Dal researchers are raising funds to study the lakes of Sable Island National Park Reserve and better understand how the island's interconnected ecosystems are changing.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Marine geophysicist Hanchao Jian is helping us better understand the Earth of 150 million years ago by studying the rock off the coast of Nova Scotia today.