Research
Meet 海角社区app鈥檚 most recent Royal Society of Canada inductees
Three 海角社区app 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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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
The Paris climate agreement aims to limit global warming to 2C above pre-industrial levels. David Burton (professor, Faculty of Agriculture) says we need to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but we can also make gains with carbon farming.
Friday, November 17, 2017
Halifax MP Andy Fillmore was on campus Wednesday, November 15 to announce $5.7 million in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, including $4.8 million for Dal researchers.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
The Atlantic Science Links Association brought dozens of school teachers together with Dal scientists and engineers for a one-day conference focused on creating new opportunities for Nova Scotian youth.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Genome sequencing is transforming the way we diagnose disease. But lack of diversity in genomic data means only some Canadians will benefit from this revolutionary technology, writes Dal med student and Rhodes Scholar Michael Mackey.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Stefanie Colombo (Agriculture), Lam Ho (Science) and Johan Van Limbergen (Medicine) are named as new Canada Research Chairs, while three other Dal chairholders have been renewed.