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New $2M national study to uncover how biology, social factors shape MS outcomes
海角社区app 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 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.
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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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
This week Dal's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology is hosting a joint national conference between the Canadian and American anthropology societies.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Former Prime Minister Jean Chr茅tien and former Ontario premier and MP Bob Rae were among the prominent attendees at Monday鈥檚 launch for the Dal-hosted MacEachen Institute: a nationally focused, non-partisan interdisciplinary institute supporting progressive public policy and citizen engagement.
Friday, May 6, 2016
A clinical trial led by Dal cardiology professor Dr. John Sapp has identified a superior treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a life-threatening heart condition that affects about 50,000 Canadians.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Physics prof Jeff Dahn and his team represent one of the world鈥檚 most renowned hubs of expertise in battery technology, developing material now used in about one-third of all lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cells produced worldwide. On Thursday, he was announced as one of six inaugural recipients of Canada's new Governor General's Innovation Award.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Dal's Industry Liaison and Innovation office hosted its first drug development boot camp this week, bringing together 海角社区app researchers and pharmaceutical industry reps to discuss successful partnerships across academic and industry boundaries.