Research

New $2M national study to uncover how biology, social factors shape MS outcomes

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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Andrew Riley
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.
Ben Collison and Alana Westwood
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.
Farrah Smith
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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Allison Gerrard
Friday, January 16, 2015
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Medical School researchers are leading an international team exploring how inflammatory responses impact chronic health conditions.
Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Agriculture researchers partner with Nova Scotia's LaHave Forests Farm to explore the health benefits of Haskap, a berry also known as blue honeysuckle or honeyberry that's new to the region.
Emma Skagen
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Recently named a prestigous Mayday Fellow, Dal nursing professor Marsha Campbell-Yeo has helped produce a new video for parents highlighting ways to safely and effectively reduce newborns' pain during medical and other procedures.
Cory Burris
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Alon Friendman, Dal's new William Dennis Chair in Epilepsy Research, is on the leading edge for early detection and diagnosis of damage to the brain's "shield" – the blood-brain barrier.
Nicole LeBlanc
Monday, December 15, 2014
Dal Oceanography researcher Susanne Craig is the only Canadian selected for NASA's upcoming PACE satellite mission, which will examine connections between ocean ecology and climate change.