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New $2M national study to uncover how biology, social factors shape MS outcomes
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp researcher leads a $2M national study to explore how biological and social factors impact health outcomes for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis, aiming for more equitable care. Read more.
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
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.
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 16, 2017
Dal scientists and a unique mobile laboratory are participating in a cross-Canada voyage via the Northwest Passage in celebration of Canada's 150th.
Friday, May 12, 2017
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp welcomes four new Canada Research Chairs studying topics such as pain, Indigenous health, data visualization, and addictions and mental health. Two existing chairs (in advanced batteries and psychiatry) have also been renewed.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Claude Caldwell of Dal's Faculty of Agriculture is working closely with seed producers and feed companies to study Camellia, a super-nutritious plant with big opportunities for food production for both humans and animals.
Monday, May 8, 2017
The School of Social Work’s Michael Ungar and his national team are receiving new funding to study how young people build resilience in the face of environmental challenges.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Dr. Patrick McGrath and Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie are among the 2017 recipients of the Governor General’s Innovation Award, celebrating their work with the Strongest Families Institute — an organization that has helped more than 12,000 families and counting across the country.