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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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Friday, April 26, 2019
In a new role at Dal, Anya Waite is a key leader in ocean research and serves as scientific director of the global Ocean Frontier Institute. But she's also building on a personal journey that not only intersects with ÃÀÅ®×ö°® at multiple points but has taken her all around the world.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
The federal government has announced a $1.6-million grant, over four years, for Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a new knowledge mobilization network to improve children’s pain management in Canada and around the world.
Friday, April 5, 2019
A recent study published by three ÃÀÅ®×ö°® researchers directly links income-related inequalities to higher rates of psychological distress and suicidal behaviours among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada.
Monday, April 1, 2019
By 2025, Canada’s population could include five million people who live alone. Those who live alone tend to cook less, but the food industry has plans for them, writes researcher Sylvain Charlebois.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Stanislav Sokolenko, an assistant professor from the Faculty of Engineering, will be using funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund to develop new approaches to cell cultures.