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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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By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Architecture professor Richard Kroeker is awarded the Erich Schelling Foundation 2008 Architecture Medal.
By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, November 13, 2008
New research reveals people who rate highly for psychopatic traits are highly attuned to the vulnerable.
By Dawn Morrison
Friday, October 31, 2008
"There has been so much emphasis on the potential link between vaccines and autism, and not enough attention to the fact that diseases like measles can be fatal for children who are not immunized," says Susan Bryson, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Joan and Jack Chair in Autism Research.
By Charlene and David Croft
Friday, October 31, 2008
In this excerpt from their upcoming book Little Rain Men, Charlene and David Croft describe what autism means to them.
By Marilyn Smulders
Monday, October 6, 2008
Two years ago, Boris Worm's research hit like a bombshell, predicting the collapse of fish populations within 50 years. In response, other scientists propose privatising fish stocks to avert disaster.