Impact Story
Where expertise meets transformative action
Dr. Julie LaRoche (MSc’81, PhD’86) is a professor in the Department of Biology, the Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Genomics and Biogeochemistry, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Associate Scientific Director of the Transforming Climate Action project. After working in the United States and Europe, she returned to Dalhousie and is exploring how climate change affects marine ecosystems.
“The breadth of Dalhousie’s ocean-focused activities in Science, Law, Engineering, Agriculture and Arts and Social Sciences creates incredible opportunities for crossdisciplinary approaches. We need that kind of collaboration to address complex issues like climate change. That’s one reason I’m excited to be part of the Transforming Climate Action project.”
