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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.

Archives - Research

Stephanie Brown
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
What supports do children and families need most as we look toward pandemic recovery? It's a question Jeanna Parsons Leigh will explore as part of her latest research project.
Stephen Abbott
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Jeff Karabanow, a Dal researcher, discovered a homelessness disaster unfolding during the pandemic. Now he and colleagues are sharing it as a cautionary tale for future crises.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, February 3, 2022
With the gates holding federal research dollars now open thanks to matching funds from Research Nova Scotia, a swell of government support is flowing to research focused on ocean science, clean tech, cancer prevention, climate change, and more.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Winners of the 2022 Belong Research Fellowships include researchers from the Faculties of Computer Science, Management, Law, and Health.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
ÃÀÅ®×ö°® made history when it became the first university in Canada to create a dedicated academic position devoted to Black Canadian Studies. Now, a quarter century later, current chair holder OmiSoore Dryden takes stock of the position's influence with a series of events kicking off this week.