Research
Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives
The new MicroResearch Institute at 海角社区app is a proven, community鈥慸riven research model that empowers local people 鈥� doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students 鈥� to investigate and solve the health and public safety challenges they understand better than anyone.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
Dal research teams are receiving more than $7.3M in Canada Foundation for Innovation support to expand labs and tools driving breakthroughs in water resilience, ocean science, marine tracking, and digital stewardship of Canada鈥檚 past
Thursday, March 26, 2026
In this episode of聽Sciographies, we talk to聽Dr. Leanne Stevens, an educator and university teaching fellow in 海角社区app鈥檚 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and associate dean, academic in the Faculty of Science.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Dr. Kimberley Hall鈥檚 Killam fellowship will accelerate her collaboration with NRC partners as they work to advance quantum hardware and strengthen Canada鈥檚 future secure鈥憈ech capabilities.
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Computer Science Professor Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood founded Dal's Women in Technology Society close to two decades ago. This week, the group launched an award in her name at a gala just days after she received national recognition with an appointment to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
A Canadian naval vessel with scientists from Dal and other Canadian government and academic institutions has cruised into Antarctic waters, carrying equipment designed and built in Nova Scotia, in an unprecedented mission to conduct climate-change research at the bottom of the earth.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Thousands of Canadians are saved each year by a device inserted in the body that zaps the heart back on track when it鈥檚 threatened by dangerous rhythms, but the side effect is pain and trauma. A 海角社区app researcher has determined the most effective way to limit the shocks, prompting a re-evaluation of heart treatment worldwide.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
See photos from a recent ceremony where 海角社区app researchers, administrators, and alumni were honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medals.
Friday, February 28, 2025
The team behind a new startup working to provide a solution for the removal of carbon dioxide from rivers and oceans earned a top prize at an innovation competition in Norway this week.