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DalSolutions: Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives

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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Andrew Riley
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
Jocelyn Adams Moss
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).
Kenneth Conrad
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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Anthony D Rosborough
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Two new bills will amend the Copyright Act to protect consumers’ right to repair their possessions. But more work is needed, including ensuring that manufacturers make their devices repairable.
Margaret Robinson, Jacquie Gahagan, Dale Kirby, and Rasnat Chowdhury
Friday, December 6, 2024
Former youth in care deserve equitable educational opportunities. Better longitudinal data is needed around how youth and adults successfully transition to and complete post-secondary education.
Kim Humes
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The 2025 report forecasts overall food prices will increase by 3% to 5% at a time when 8.7 million Canadians are living in food-insecure households.
Kenneth Conrad
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Dal faculty Drs. Noni MacDonald, Eric Oliver, and Tony Walker are named in data analytics company Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2024.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Dal scientists got up close and personal with polar bears to see how shrinking sea ice and global warming are altering the northern species' eating habits and health.