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Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives

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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New federal infrastructure support accelerates Dal鈥檚 climate and digital research capacity
New federal infrastructure support accelerates Dal鈥檚 climate and digital research capacity
Andrew Riley
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
Meet Dr. Leanne Stevens, University Teaching Fellow and associate dean academic in Science
Meet Dr. Leanne Stevens, University Teaching Fellow and associate dean academic in Science
Jocelyn Adams Moss
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.
Killam fellowship positions Dal prof to pursue made鈥慽n鈥慍anada quantum solutions
Killam fellowship positions Dal prof to pursue made鈥慽n鈥慍anada quantum solutions
Kenneth Conrad
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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At the centre of the world: Dal chemist celebrated for building the fundamental science of her discipline
Andrew Riley
Friday, May 20, 2022
Professor Erin Johnson, the Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, is the first Dal researcher to receive the Steacie Prize 鈥� one of Canada鈥檚 most prestigious awards for early-career scientists.
Dementia metaphors help describe the condition, but can also perpetuate stigma and hinder treatment
Jasmine Mah and Kaitlin Sibbald
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Because they help to create a shared understanding, metaphors can play a critical role in navigating the gap between the knowledge patients and health-care providers bring, write Jasmine Mah and Kaitlin Sibbald.
Pig鈥慼uman transplants may be a misguided attempt to address the organ shortage
Fran莽oise Baylis and Andrew Fenton
Friday, May 13, 2022
The heart used in the first pig-human transplant was infected with a pig virus. This reveals that using other species as organ donors may not provide a solution for organ shortages, writes Dal researchers Fran莽oise Baylis and Andrew Fenton.
The big brains in the room: Firm draws on Dal talent to win Musk Foundation鈥檚 XPRIZE
Andrew Riley
Friday, May 13, 2022
Four Dal researchers have been a driving force behind Dartmouth-firm Planetary Technologies鈥� win of the Musk Foundation鈥檚 XPRIZE Carbon Removal award. The firm is one of 15 $1-million (USD) milestone award winners selected from a global pool of more than 1,100 teams.
Community first: Dal researchers work with African Nova Scotian and Mi鈥檏maq communities to get it right from the start
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
New projects funded by SSHRC鈥檚 Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative are forging university-community partnerships to examine systemic racism in health care and improve the influence of Indigenous leadership in natural resource management.