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DalSolutions: Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives

DalSolutions: 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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Andrew Riley
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
Jocelyn Adams Moss
Thursday, March 19, 2026
In this episode of Sciographies, we talk to Maxine Westhead — marine biologist, marine spatial planner, and director of ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s Marine Affairs Program (MAP).
Kenneth Conrad
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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Lynne Robinson
Monday, March 13, 2023
The 2023 cohort of the OpenThink Initiative consists of 13 PhD students from across ÃÀÅ®×ö°® with varying research interests and an enthusiasm for sharing their ideas with the public.
Andrew Riley
Monday, March 13, 2023
Entrepreneur Ravi Kempaiah set out to revolutionize the e-bike market. Now, powered by ÃÀÅ®×ö°®'s unmatched battery science, his startup Zen Electric is racing to build relationships with two- and three-wheeled electric vehicle makers interested in incorporating its cutting-edge tech.
Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Brenden Wheeler has received one of Dal's most prestigious research awards to develop new materials for implantable medical devices that can impact the way immune cells behave.
Simon Sherry
Monday, March 6, 2023
The mortality rate of people with eating disorders is six times higher than the general population, and they are five times more likely to attempt suicide. However, few people seek treatment, writes Simon Sherry.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Low pay, long hours, and overcrowded housing are just a few of the conditions migrant workers have experienced in New Brunswick's seafood industry, according to new research out of ÃÀÅ®×ö°®.