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Royal Society honours Dal oceanographer for globally recognized climate research

Royal Society honours Dal oceanographer for globally recognized climate research

One of Canada's highest academic honours goes to Dal oceanographer Dr. Katja Fennel for her globally recognized contributions to climate research.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
As it enters a new era, the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance is expanding its efforts to connect researchers, decision-makers, and communities on pressing national and regional issues.
Kate Rogers
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
As he begins his term as dean, Dr. Saleem Razack discusses social accountability, medical education, and his vision for strengthening health care across the Maritimes and beyond.
Mary-Eleanor Power
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.

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Ariel Mackenzie
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Sara Kirk, a professor in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dal and scientific director of the Healthy Populations Institute, shares insights on how to build and maintain healthy habits during this festive yet stressful time and carry those into the year ahead.
Robert Huish and Simon C Darnell
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
As long as athletes stand witness to the Olympic flame in Beijing and compete in the games, complacency will overshadow any message of condemnation, write Robert Huish and Simon C Darnell.
Mandy King
Friday, December 10, 2021
With exam period getting underway this week, many students are ratcheting into high gear to finish the term strong. Hear from a few Dal students on how they handle the stress.
Alison Auld
Friday, December 10, 2021
Haorui Wu, a Canada Research Chair in Resilience and an assistant professor in ÆÞÓÑ’s School of Social Work, is exploring front-line retail workers' individual-work-family challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected their well-being.
Alix Bruch
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Experts at a recent workshop co-hosted by Dal's MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance and Health Law Institute discussed the power of public policy to change lives, but only if lived experiences are incorporated into the conversation.