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91¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s new Killam Memorial Chairs push boundaries in health, humanities, and agriculture

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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Andrew Riley
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.
Mia Samardzic
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.
Andrew Riley
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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Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
At the year's first set of Cross-Current Seminars, Provost and Vice-President Academic Carolyn Watters announced the establishment of new Special Provost-Alumni Scholarships for PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, February 12, 2016
We chat with postdoc Sarah Vannier, a researcher with Dal’s Couples and Sexual Health Research Laboratory, about romantic expectations and their impact on relationships, as well as her current research into postpartum sexuality.
Marie Visca
Friday, February 12, 2016
Elaine Craig, Dal law professor and an expert in sexual assault law, discusses the challenges faced by sexual assault victims in the court system and some of the legal issues being debated as a result of the ongoing Jian Ghomeshi trial.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains was on campus Tuesday to celebrate six 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ researchers in joining the university’s contingent of 50 Canada Research Chairs — the largest in Atlantic Canada.
Nikki Comeau
Monday, February 8, 2016
Eight 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ Ocean Sciences and Oceanography students skipped their holiday break this year to travel to Israel and study the Gulf of Eilat, which offers a marine environment unlike anywhere else in the world.