If COVID-19 causes a ventilator shortage in hospitals, triage protocols will dictate who gets life-saving treatment. Health-care workers need protection from liability for following those protocols, writes Law professor Jocelyn Downie.

A pandemic is a global event with ramifications extending well beyond the boundaries of medical care. That’s why a leading Dal disease researcher is studying public policy and its social implications in the context of COVID-19.

As the new Arthur B. McDonald Chair of Research Excellence, Chemistry prof Mark Stradiotto is developing new materials to bind metals together, creating new catalysts for some of the most difficult and sought-after chemical transformations in the field.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lab2Market program — a partnership between É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ and Ryerson on research commercialization — is launching a new national funding program to support researchers in the health-care industry.

Thanks to support from the Jarislowsky foundation and the Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute, scientist Derek Tittensor in Dal's Department of Biology is leading the global charge to develop sustainable solutions for marine ecosystems.