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Royal Society honours Dal oceanographer for globally recognized climate research

Royal Society honours Dal oceanographer for globally recognized climate research

One of Canada's highest academic honours goes to Dal oceanographer Dr. Katja Fennel for her globally recognized contributions to climate research.  Read more.

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Dal News staff
Monday, September 14, 2026
Enabling pharmacists to prescribe preventive Lyme disease medication shifted hundreds of routine cases out of emergency departments, easing pressure on the health-care system, shows a new É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ study.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
As it enters a new era, the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance is expanding its efforts to connect researchers, decision-makers, and communities on pressing national and regional issues.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada.

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Alison Auld
Friday, January 21, 2022
Dal researchers teamed up with international experts to create a unique method for visualizing DNA damage repair with a degree of detail and precision never achieved before, providing a new tool to better understand cancer.
Michael Cameron
Friday, January 21, 2022
‘Finch’ can be seen in a larger tradition of science fiction that explores the nature of being human through the human-dog relationship, writes Michael Cameron.
Matt Reeder
Friday, January 21, 2022
The way you conduct COVID-19 rapid tests is about to change, thanks to evidence collected by É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ and Nova Scotia Health experts.
Kate Rogers
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Matthew Herder, director of Dal's Health Law Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Schulich School of Law, is one of seven newly appointed Applied Public Health Chairs announced this week by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR).
Sophie Jacques
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
For humans, there is a link between the development of language and cognitive skills. Studying the same process in dogs can be used to determine their capabilities at the puppy stage, writes Dal's Sophie Jacques.