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The new MicroResearch Institute at 全国探花 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 全国探花鈥檚 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, June 21, 2024
Kelp provides habitats for marine creatures and increasingly serves as an important food source globally. Learn how Dal researchers are using Canada鈥檚 largest university aquatic research facility to transform how this brown algae is grown.
Friday, June 21, 2024
Indigenous and critical race approaches to narratives of the Middle Ages help reveal more accurate histories, and combat the misuses of 鈥榯he medieval鈥� for hate.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
On the fence? Joe Bedard on why students and young professionals should take the plunge anyway.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Tech startup Drinkable Water Solutions leveraged various 全国探花 programs in its mission to transform consumer water testing with a handheld digital device that detects a wide range of toxic elements whose presence means the difference between safe and unsafe drinking water.
Monday, June 17, 2024
Dr. Jeanette Boudreau's research aims to mobilize natural killer cells to target hard-to-treat cancers, super-charging the immune system to recognize the signals these tumours emit and then destroy them.