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Powered by the largest research grant in Dal’s history, provided through the Government of Canada’s CFREF grant program, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ and its partners are set to launch Transforming Climate Action — the most intensive investigation ever into the ocean’s role in mitigating climate change.

Some psychologists suggest a cultural emphasis on safety is contributing to rising anxiety and depression among teens, writes Simon Sherry.

A group of Dal students who came together as part of a course to examine ways to help fellow students struggling with housing and food insecurity have created the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Mutual Aid Society to ensure continued impact.

This year’s Open Dialogue Live series zeroed in on Dal’s research strengths — from food security and clean energy, to ocean research, health outcomes and innovation and entrepreneurship — answering the question, ‘How can we use these strengths to help solve today’s greatest challenges?’

Members of the Dal community honoured Dal's long-time Black Student Advisor Oluronke Taiwo, who retires this month, at a recent luncheon for Black graduates.

Dal's newest class of graduates will be joined by two special individuals receiving honorary degrees this spring: Brad Barton, an African Nova Scotian educator and activist, and Dr. Edward Cain, a leader in emergency medicine.

Dr. Weixi Shu, a recipient of the prestigious McCain’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, is leveraging new technologies to develop a fast, reliable, and economical technique to measure a wide range of soil properties.

¹û½´ÊÓƵ officially opened the doors on its new Indigenous engagement office in Millbrook First Nation this week, the first time it has taken such a step to connect directly with prospective and current Indigenous students in their own community.

Adapted sport is growing in Nova Scotia, and ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s School of Health and Human Performance students are giving back and getting first-hand experience in parasport through their coursework with Dr. Sarah Moore.

A Dal researcher is part of a team that discovered a naturally occurring slime beneath the Arctic ice cap is full of microplastics, suggesting the tiny bits of plastic are seeping into the marine food web.