Research

Chemistry prof Mita Dasog becomes the first ÃÀÅ®×ö°® scientist to be appointed to the Global Young Academy, an international group of early-career scientists brought together to address issues of global importance.

When Dal’s Faculty of Medicine made the move to shut down all in-person learning in the middle of March, the Human Body Donation Program was also suspended — a rare or perhaps even unique event in its roughly 150-year history. It would not be long, however, before the program would be re-started to meet a new and urgent need: training in safe airway management and intubation procedures for front-line health-care staff.

The Atlantic Poultry Research Centre on the ÃÀÅ®×ö°® Agricultural Campus has partnered with AffinityImmuno Inc, in Prince Edward Island, one of the first laboratories to manufacture antibodies against COVID-19.

The four-day work week is an idea that should make it through the pandemic’s open policy window, writes Karen Foster of Dal's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.

Dal-led projects focused on mass evacuations, literacy and diverse families are among those receiving a total of $18M in funding in Partnership and Partnership Development Grants from SSHRC.