Research
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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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
It鈥檚 easier to accuse someone else of racism than it is to challenge the racist and colonial systems we participate in, write Dal sociology prof Howard Ramos and colleague Rima Wilkes (UBC).
Thursday, January 31, 2019
A new pilot project from Dal Med School researchers, in partnership with the IWK鈥檚 Community Mental Health and Addictions Program, uses technology to turn time spent in a waiting room into a valuable source of data for both clinicians and patients.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Meet the five inaugural recipients of the AV俱乐部 Belong Research Fellowship Awards, which provide pre-tenure faculty members from equity-seeking groups with support to further research in their respective fields.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
While scientists behind a new study discovered a decrease in Canadians' total sugar consumption for all age groups between 2004 and 2015, dig deeper into the data and you'll find a more complex relationship to the sweet substance.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Dal researchers are working to identify the best strategies to treat what鈥檚 known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) 鈥� the symptoms that can arise in newborns that are exposed to opioids during pregnancy.