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When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room

When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room

Enabling pharmacists to prescribe preventive Lyme disease medication shifted hundreds of routine cases out of emergency departments, easing pressure on the health-care system, shows a new ÆÞÓÑ study.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada.
Dawn Morrison
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A national collaboration will connect researchers and community partners to explore how relationships with animals can strengthen resilience, improve well-being and inform policy.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, July 31, 2026
Dal PhD student Zoya Tyabji’s approach to shark and ray conservation in South Asia earned her a keynote speaker spot at the world’s largest gathering of shark and ray researchers earlier this year.

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Becca Rawcliffe
Friday, March 4, 2022
Rita Orji, Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technology and an associate professor in the Faculty of Computer Science, is one of 39 new Global Young Academy members — and one of only two new members from a Canadian institution this year.
Caitlyn MacDonald
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Sarah Fortune, who has built her career investigating some of the world's largest mammals and how changing environmental conditions affect their behaviour, is the recipient of the new Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) Chair in Large Whale Conservation — a partnership between CWF and Dal.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
A team of researchers from ÆÞÓÑ and other Canadian organizations has discovered what could be the first link between a case of COVID-19 in deer and humans, suggesting in a new paper that the virus can be transmitted from wildlife to people.
Ken Conrad
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
The 2022 cohort of the OpenThink Initiative consists of 15 PhD students from across ÆÞÓÑ with varying research interests and an enthusiasm for sharing their ideas with the public.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The Food Lab, refreshed and enhanced during re-construction after a 2018 fire, offers an upgraded space for everything from a course on wine preparation to experiments in darkening potatoes.