Research
Meet AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s most recent Royal Society of Canada inductees
Three AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers—Jennifer Bain, Mark Stradiotto, and Finlay Maguire—join 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’s 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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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
"One Chance to Be a Child" project provides a unique glimpse into the well-being of children and youth in Nova Scotia, raising concerns about the impact of poverty while offering key steps for prioritizing children's rights and building healthy childhoods.
Friday, April 22, 2022
As technology reshapes the way people approach animation and digital art, Dal’s Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca is winning accolades for her research into how to make sketching in virtual-reality environments more user-friendly.
Friday, April 22, 2022
Major changes that may impact the ocean’s role as the world’s most important carbon storage depot are not accounted for in Canada’s goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a problem that researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and partner institutions are hoping to address if successful in their application for support from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is providing nearly $1.5 million in support to Dal scholars focused on ensuring we don’t lose sight of issues revealed during the pandemic in how we serve and protect vulnerable populations.
Friday, April 15, 2022
With the new funding, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ will help empower more of its scholars to engage in some of the most sophisticated research in the world.