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Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives
The new MicroResearch Institute at ÃÀÅ®×ö°® is a proven, community‑driven research model that empowers local people — doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students — 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’s past
Thursday, March 26, 2026
In this episode of Sciographies, we talk to Dr. Leanne Stevens, an educator and university teaching fellow in ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and associate dean, academic in the Faculty of Science.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Dr. Kimberley Hall’s Killam fellowship will accelerate her collaboration with NRC partners as they work to advance quantum hardware and strengthen Canada’s future secure‑tech capabilities.
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Adults over age 50 who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 are at greater risk of worsening mobility and physical function even if hospitalization is not required to treat the virus, according to new research out of ÃÀÅ®×ö°® and other Canadian universities.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s research labs are filled with stories about small discoveries that make a big difference. Now, researchers across the university are looking within their own labs to discover the small, ongoing changes they can make to reduce their energy consumption and environmental footprint.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Dal researcher helps lead $24-million project to foreground Indigenous perspectives on biodiversity and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and around the world.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Federal announcement adds four more leading academics to the university’s faculty.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Innovation created by two Dal students makes it easier for kids to get the medicine they need.