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DalSolutions: Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives
The new MicroResearch Institute at É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ is a proven, community‑driven research model that empowers local people — doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students — to investigate and solve the health and public safety challenges they understand better than anyone.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
Dal research teams are receiving more than $7.3M in Canada Foundation for Innovation support to expand labs and tools driving breakthroughs in water resilience, ocean science, marine tracking, and digital stewardship of Canada’s past
Thursday, March 19, 2026
In this episode of Sciographies, we talk to Maxine Westhead — marine biologist, marine spatial planner, and director of É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s Marine Affairs Program (MAP).
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Dr. Kimberley Hall’s Killam fellowship will accelerate her collaboration with NRC partners as they work to advance quantum hardware and strengthen Canada’s future secure‑tech capabilities.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Student-led startups stepped into the spotlight during Innovation Week, showcasing an impressive range of innovations from bioplastics to bone-cancer detection. Find out who walked away the winners.
Friday, October 3, 2025
Computer Science MSc student Ridwan Oladipupo is the creator of ArticiPay — a platform for researchers to source and manage the people who participate in their studies.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ research is helping Halifax design a fast-charge electric vehicle (EV) network that’s equitable, efficient, well used, and built to accelerate adoption, bringing real-world solutions to the heart of the city’s energy transition.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Revitalizing city centres by making them more dense and mixed-use can help curb urban sprawl, write É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Planning researcher Jeffrey Biggar and UNBC colleague Rylan Graham.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Zane Sylliboy brings academia and community together to empower Indigenous-led research and foster respectful, collaborative partnerships.