Research
Royal Society honours Dal oceanographer for globally recognized climate research
One of Canada's highest academic honours goes to Dal oceanographer Dr. Katja Fennel for her globally recognized contributions to climate research. Read more.
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Monday, September 14, 2026
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.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
As it enters a new era, the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance is expanding its efforts to connect researchers, decision-makers, and communities on pressing national and regional issues.
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.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Starting this fall, construction crews will be converting the unfinished space on the third and fourth floors of Dal's Steel Ocean Sciences Building into high-tech research areas that will support ocean science.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
As the Invictus Games take place in Toronto this week, Dal postdoc Celina Shirazipour, together with VP Research Alice Aiken, are helping lead new research into the role that adaptive sport plays in the lives of soldiers and veterans.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Earlier this month, experts from around the world came to Halifax for the second International Conference on End of Life Law, Ethics and Practice, exploring the complicated legal, health and moral issues surrounding the topic. The conference was co-hosted by Dal's Health Law Institute.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Domino's Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future? Food distribution and policy professor Sylvain Charlebois weighs in.
Friday, September 22, 2017
The Ocean Frontier Institute, a historic partnership to understand the changing ocean and create safe, sustainable solutions for ocean development, marked its one-year anniversary this month.