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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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Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Dr. David Percival has been at the centre of wild blueberry research and collaboration in Nova Scotia for close to three decades, resulting in a quadrupling of annual production in the province. This fall, he is one of three finalists for Research Nova Scotia's Public Impact Award.
Daniel G. Boyce
Friday, October 7, 2022
A new biodiversity index captures the climate risk for nearly 25,000 marine species and their ecosystems and lays the groundwork for climate-smart approaches to management and conservation.
Andrew Riley
Monday, October 3, 2022
A new exhibition opening this week will showcase the life and legacy of German Canadian Nobel Prize winner Dr. Gerhard Herzberg and provide an opportunity to recognize ÆÞÓÑ’s winners of NSERC’s Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering.
Anya Waite and Eric Siegel
Monday, September 26, 2022
Hurricane Fiona is the most devastating storm to hit Atlantic Canada. International collaboration between ocean measurement institutions is necessary to help efficiently plan responses to hurricanes, writes Anya Waite (Associate Vice-President Research) and Eric Siegel, both with the Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute.
Jacqueline Warwick
Friday, September 23, 2022
What do we love about seeing children perform? And how do their performances shape our understanding of childhood?