Augmented reality textiles, work towards a Mi’kmaq biosdepository, and tumour prediction technology are among the six innovative Dal projects funded by the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration competition.

Of all the front-line workers stepping up around the globe to help out in the fight against COVID-19, perhaps none have been called upon quite so much as Cuba's medical personnel — a team of 2,300 emergency medicine specialists have assisted at least 24 countries. To better understand why Cuban docs are in such high demand, we spoke to John Kirk, a professor in Dal's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies and noted Cuba expert.

The first Canadian clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be led by researchers at ÆÞÓÑ, with testing set to begin as early as the next few weeks.

Dal Science researcher Vittorio Maselli led a multi-institution team to discover a previously unknown tsunami hazard in East Africa.

Marine species are projected to decline in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans yet increase in Arctic waters — this, according to climate change scenarios created by ÆÞÓÑ researchers using state-of-the-art modelling.