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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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Dal News staff
Monday, September 14, 2026
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.
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.
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.

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Matt Reeder
Friday, September 6, 2019
ÆÞÓÑ apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Lisa Benjamin, Meinhard Doelle, Sara L Seck
Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two ÆÞÓÑ researchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord ÆÞÓÑ Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of ÆÞÓÑ who commissioned the founding of ÆÞÓÑ in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Terry Murray Arnold
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Researchers studying hydraulic fracturing have answered a longstanding question over how the practice can sometimes cause moderate earthquakes and may be able to use their model to forecast when quakes linked to fracking might occur.