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From Arctic law to viral epidemics: É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥'s newest Canada Research Chairs are taking on emerging challenges
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ celebrates new and renewed Canada Research Chairs tackling global challenges from Arctic law and anti-Black racism to climate resilience, clean energy, and pandemic preparedness. Read more.
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                    Friday, October 24, 2025
            É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ celebrates six scholars awarded the final Vanier and Banting fellowships, spotlighting groundbreaking research in health, sustainability, sexual well-being, and marine conservation.
        
                    Friday, October 31, 2025
            Dal researchers and their partners used fruit flies to identify genes linked to long-term memory. Their findings, accepted by a top science journal, could illuminate human neurological disorders and inspire future breakthroughs.
        
                    Monday, October 20, 2025
            Science student May Engelhardt visited Sable Island this month, where she spent the day carrying out research to support conservation efforts.
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                    Friday, October 31, 2025
            Dal researchers and their partners used fruit flies to identify genes linked to long-term memory. Their findings, accepted by a top science journal, could illuminate human neurological disorders and inspire future breakthroughs.
        
                    Wednesday, October 29, 2025
            É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ and community partners hosted Waters Flowing Together in Iona, Cape Breton during Celtic Colours—a three-day celebration blending Indigenous knowledge, ocean science, music, and culture on Bras d'Or Lake.
        
                    Wednesday, October 29, 2025
            É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s new marine biodiversity centre opens to the public this December, offering guests a chance to explore the ocean through immersive exhibits, Indigenous storytelling, and Michael’s Whale — a breathtaking blue whale skeleton.
        
                    Friday, October 24, 2025
            A new clinic led by Dal and community partners — with funding from GSK Canada — will offer faster, community-based respiratory care that empowers patients and trains future professionals while easing pressure on Nova Scotia’s overstretched health system.
        
                    Friday, October 24, 2025
            Deep Sound, a free-falling autonomous device developed at Dal that can gather ambient sounds up to 10 kilometres under the ocean, offers a window into ocean acidity and its adverse effects on marine life.
         
     
             
            