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Unmasking the ‘manosphere’: Dal Health researcher explores online radicalization, masculinity and power
Dal researcher Dr. Luc Cousineau investigates how online communities radicalize young men, revealing the dangerous intersection of digital culture, masculinity, and far-right extremism. Read more.
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Monday, July 14, 2025
These student researchers tackled a key challenge in polar research by creating a communication system that could transform how scientists monitor oceans under melting ice sheets.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Dal scientists use cutting-edge technology to glean insight into the behaviour of an ancient species under threat, work that's featured in new Apple TV+ series The Wild Ones.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
The future of Canada’s farming sector — and by extension its food security, rural communities and economic sovereignty — will depend on its ability to turn today’s crisis into tomorrow’s opportunity.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Halifax-based Coloursmith leveraged support from Creative Destruction Lab - Atlantic, the ÃÀÅ®×ö°®-based arm of the global startup program, and is now working with the vision care industry to commercialize its technology that helps colourblind people see colour more vividly.
Friday, August 9, 2024
Building a communications network to study environmental conditions in the harsh North Atlantic comes with its challenges. This Dal engineer is helping develop a solution.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson toured Dal’s battery labs and met with student researchers during a visit to announce $10.15 million in funding for the Canadian Battery Innovation Centre.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Overlooking the impacts of remote work on motivation may have unexpected consequences for Canadian public services and policies, write Faculty of Managaement researchers Dominika Wranik and Nachum Gabler.
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Oysters can filter gallons of water a day, clarifying water and removing pollutants. That’s why a team of Dal researchers, in collaboration with Pictou Landing First Nation, are deploying locally sourced oysters in a body of water near Boat Harbour to evaluate whether they can help improve the local ecosystem.