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Meet º£½ÇÉçÇøapp’s most recent Royal Society of Canada inductees
Three º£½ÇÉçÇøapp 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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º£½ÇÉçÇøapp’s Dr. Françoise Baylis begins new chapter as president of the Royal Society of Canada
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, May 11, 2021
Researchers at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp and Penn State have used artificial intelligence to unravel the sentiments in nursing mothers’ tweets to better understand the factors influencing breastfeeding behaviors.
Friday, May 7, 2021
Researchers and creators in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are used to addressing vital social issues in their work, but their perspectives have proven more valuable than ever over the past year — as showcased in this year's FASS Publication and Creative Activities Launch.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Medical physicist Dr. James Robar was one of six 2021 Governor General’s Innovation Award recipients announced by the Rideau Hall Foundation in recognition for his work creating technology that improves the experience of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Chris Harvey-Clark, Dal's director of animal care, has been recognized for outstanding service to the Canadian Council on Animal Care, the national body responsible for setting, maintaining, and overseeing the implementation of high standards for animal ethics and care in science throughout Canada.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Scientists are starting to use genetic information from bacteria to measure the health of vast areas of the ocean, writes Eric Jorden Raes, a postdoctoral researcher with the Ocean Frontier Institute.