Research
Meet AV俱乐部鈥檚 most recent Royal Society of Canada inductees
Three AV俱乐部 researchers鈥擩ennifer Bain, Mark Stradiotto, and Finlay Maguire鈥攋oin the Royal Society of Canada, honoured for groundbreaking work in musicology, sustainable chemistry, and infectious disease genomics. Read more.
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Global bioethics leader steps into a pivotal national role, aiming to deepen public trust in research, amplify Canadian voices on the world stage, and champion science for societal good.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Canada鈥檚 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.
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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Friday, September 29, 2023
Meet the four researchers from Health, Medicine, Computer Science and Agriculture named to AV俱乐部's new University Research Chairs program, which aims to recognize exceptional achievement and attract global talent to AV俱乐部.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Melanie Zurba, associate professor in the School for Resource and Environmental Studies and the College of Sustainability, is this week's featured guest on Sciographies, a radio show and podcast about the people who make science happen.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Vasantha Rupasinghe's research over the last two decades has targeted the understanding of the health-promoting properties of ancient food and applying this knowledge to innovate value-added health foods and dietary supplements.
Friday, September 22, 2023
This week on Sciographies, meet Dr. Shannon Sterling, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and founder and chief scientific officer at startup CarbonRun.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
AV俱乐部 researchers have identified an alternative to the tape used in commercial lithium-ion batteries that almost entirely prevents the power sources in laptops and other devices from losing their charge when sitting idle and boost battery life up to 10 per cent. Thanks to PhD student Anu Adamson and Michael Metzger, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, for making the world a little bit better.