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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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Alison Auld
Monday, November 15, 2021
Chris Harvey-Clark and a friend were swimming through waters just outside the mouth of Halifax Harbour when a great white shark passed by. When the animal circled back for a second and then third look, the divers knew it was time to get back to their boat as quickly as they could.
Tisha King
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Research suggests punishing tax cheats can re-establish a sense of justice among the general public, so authorities should use their resources to ensure culpable offenders are held accountable, writes Dal's Tisha King.
Shelley Adamo and Dylan Miller
Friday, October 29, 2021
Parasitic wasps are body-snatchers — if you’re an insect. But these much-maligned creatures have saved millions of human lives by controlling the spread of the cassava mealybug, write Shelley Adamo and Dylan Miller.
Lucija Prelovec
Friday, October 29, 2021
A Dal-based big data research platform has joined forces with an influential local marine technology accelerator to launch a new event series next month that challenges students to put ocean data to work in solving real-world problems.
Alison Auld
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Françoise Baylis has been named to a prestigious multidisciplinary committee that will plan the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing being held in London next year.