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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 Ryan McNutt
Friday, August 29, 2008
91¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors receive funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
By Marilyn Smulders
Friday, July 18, 2008
The DalBlimp will be used to photograph and monitor eelgrass beds—the "rainforests" of the Atlantic
Dal News Staff
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Donald Weaver isn’t interested in treating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and epilepsy—there are already drugs that can do that—he wants to obliterate their root causes
By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, July 3, 2008
91¶ÌÊÓÆµ PhD student Yoko Ishigami concludes that hands-free devices may be even more dangerous than hand-held while driving.
By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Why don't people stick to exercise or diet regimes when they know a behavioral change for the long haul will make them feel better? Motivational expert Michael Vallis says most people fall over emotional hurdles, and end up going two steps forward, three steps back.