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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 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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 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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Sylvain Charlebois
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Canada’s Food Price Report, recently published by AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and the University of Guelph, predicts significant price hikes for vegetables this year, writes lead author Sylvain Charlebois.
Patti Lewis
Friday, February 15, 2019
The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) has launched its next phase of ocean research, with a plan to invest approximately $16 million in projects that will examine climate change and how changes to the North Atlantic impact coastal communities.
Michele Charlton
Friday, February 15, 2019
From an idea sparked in a Dal Physics lab to a company forged through Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic, Rayleigh Solar Tech is working to bring cheaper, more efficient solar cell technology to market.
Jennifer Lewandowski
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden, an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersections of health science, social science and humanities, has been named the new James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿.
Kenneth Conrad (with files from Genome Atlantic)
Monday, February 11, 2019
A new project led by researchers in AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Department of Psychiatry will explore the genetic factors that play a role in bipolar disorder (BD). Drs. Martin Alda and Rudolf Uher say their work could lead to new clinical tools to better diagnose and treat the disease.