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91¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s new Killam Memorial Chairs push boundaries in health, humanities, and agriculture
Four 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ researchers are set to embark on the next chapter of their scholarly careers with strong momentum behind them as Killam Memorial Chairs. Read more.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Led by 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ, BioLabs East will build a GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice — facility in Nova Scotia, producing vaccines and cell therapies for clinical trials while strengthening Canada’s biomanufacturing capacity and innovation ecosystem.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
A reimagined OpenThink cohort moves beyond blogging, testing podcasts and social media to broaden impact, connect with new audiences, and amplify how Dal research informs public dialogue and policy.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
91¶ÌÊÓÆµ robotics and underwater acoustics researcher Dr. Mae Seto is working with Defence Research & Development Canada to develop intelligent autonomous sensing systems that can extend the reach of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic and help Canada protect its sovereignty in remote, harsh maritime environments.
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Thursday, June 23, 2016
Dr. Thomas Pulinilkunnil of Dal's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology recently received the first Canadian Diabetes Association grant ever in New Brunswick, supporting his work on obesity-related diabetic heart complications.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Actuarial Science student Sean Mekers has returned home to Truro this summer to work with Faculty of Agriculture faculty member Haibo Niu on adapting global climate models to local weather predictions in Nova Scotia.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Over the past two weeks, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ President Richard Florizone hosted year-in-review sessions on each of Dal's four campuses, offering an update on progress towards the university’s Strategic Direction and answering questions from the Dal community.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On Monday, Federal Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science, led by an expert panel of nine including Martha Crago, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s vice-president research, and Dal alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Dal atmospheric scientist Randall Martin is part of an international team that recently identified 39 unreported major sources of sulfur dioxide pollution worldwide, a finding with significant ramifications for human health and climate change.