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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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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Sciographies returns next week with a brand-new season of stories that spotlight the people and discoveries shaping science at É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥.
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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Friday, October 12, 2018
Equipment funded by the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Medical Research Foundation's Molly Appeal has attracted immunity scientist Francesca Di Cara to Dal. More than 30 É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Medical School researchers are set to benefit from this year’s campaign.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Jennifer Llewellyn, the Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law, has received a SSHRC Impact Award in the Connection category for her unique collaboration to help integrate restorative approaches to justice throughout Nova Scotia — informed and strengthened by university research.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Researchers from É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥'s Faculty of Health are part of a new national study looking at physical literacy — not just fitness or motor skill, but the broader motivation, knowledge and understanding about physical activity.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
To save the North Atlantic right whale, researchers need better data. That’s why É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥'s Whale Habitat and Listening Experiment (WHaLE) team brought together a number of federal agencies for a unique collaboration designed to collect the most multifaceted dataset to date about the endangered species.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
The health status of Indigenous adults has been deteriorating in Canada for over a decade, according to a new national study by Dal researchers, with socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous Canadians increasing over that time.