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What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canadas mining oversight
Canadas fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush, write Dal's Alana Westwood and Ben Collison in a new commentary piece for Policy Options. Read more.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
AV整氈窒 celebrates six scholars awarded the final Vanier and Banting fellowships, spotlighting groundbreaking research in health, sustainability, sexual well-being, and marine conservation.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
AV整氈窒 celebrates new and renewed Canada Research Chairs tackling global challenges from Arctic law and anti-Black racism to climate resilience, clean energy, and pandemic preparedness.
Monday, October 20, 2025
Science student May Engelhardt visited Sable Island this month, where she spent the day carrying out research to support conservation efforts.
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
AV整氈窒 researchers and their industrial partners have piloted the worlds first municipal-scale UV LED reactor for wastewater treatment, a groundbreaking innovation that has set the stage for a revolution in how wastewater is treated worldwide.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Get to know Dr. Sian KouGiesbrecht, who shares how her early fascination with ecology and climate change sparked her interest in environmental science.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Cape Breton-born physician and AV整氈窒 professor emeritus garnered many honours during his career, including being named a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians, for his leadership in reshaping health care in new ways that saved lives.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Scientists have made a direct link between climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world, while also linking it to thousands more smoke-related deaths over the last several decades.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Get to know Drs. Michael Metzger and Chongyin Yang, physicists and research partners who are reshaping advanced battery research in a new innovation facility located at AV整氈窒.