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Mapping the data that quietly threatens Canada’s national security
Through a research partnership with Calian, É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ is helping defence and government leaders understand how everyday digital activity creates exploitable cyber risk, and how to mitigate it before it becomes an operational vulnerability. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
New É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ research reveals how Arctic permafrost aquifers that store and move groundwater are expected to shift as temperatures and sea levels rise.
Friday, January 9, 2026
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden brings visionary leadership to the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health as Canada Research Chair in Black Health Studies: Antiracism in Health Education and Practice.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
In the next few years, there may be as many as 30 billion different devices connected to the Internet, including many everyday objects you find in your home. That poses major challenges for everything from security to reliability – challenges Computer Science prof Srini Sampalli and his team in the MYTech Lab are working to address.
Monday, March 11, 2019
A É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ pain researcher and a former Much Music-host-turned-parenting-blogger are helping millions of parents around the world learn how to help relieve their children’s pain with the #ItDoesntHaveToHurt initiative.
Friday, March 8, 2019
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and Dal leaders and researchers — including Vice-President Research & Innovation Alice Aiken and Computer Science prof Rita Orji — are helping lead important community conversations about how research can be harnessed to further equity and social change.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
An autonomous sailboat launched in July by Dal Engineering researchers was presumed lost at sea during its transatlantic journey — until it washed up on a beach in Ireland last week.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Some of Dal's brightest and boldest graduate students are set to showcase their research in Dal's annual Three Minute Thesis competition. Meet some of the competitors and make plans to attend the finals on March 13.