News Archive

Canadians have access to a drug that prevents HIV infection, but it's not getting into the hands of those who need it most. Dalhousie’s Dr. Kyle Wilby is tackling the issue by collaborating with policymakers to make Nova Scotian pharmacists among the first in the country with the ability to prescribe the lifesaving medication.

Women are still underrepresented in Canada’s tech sector. A new summit launched by Dal’s Faculty of Computer Science this spring provides a safe space for women students to upskill, network, and learn.

A team of scientists is peering into the waters off the East Coast to examine deep-sea corals in current and proposed marine conservation areas – and you can watch along from the comfort of your computer.

Several former Dal students are among the impressive contingent of Canadian athletes competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in the coming weeks. Learn more about them and when to watch.

Everyone brings something different to an inclusive festival like Pride. For one first-time participant, it’s an extra special celebration of what it means to find acceptance for who you are and who you love.

What do you need to make a hit song? It's all in the numbers, according to a Dal mathematician whose songwriting showcases fractals, the Cantor set and all things mathy.

Sixty years after his death, the work of German author Franz Kafka continues to resonate. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, Brittany Kraus of Dal's English department writes about his influence on the 2008 novel Cockroach by Lebanese Canadian writer and photographer Rawi Hage.

An award-winning e-book from three recent Dalhousie Medicine graduates is helping students understand disability, explore potential biases, and recognize how these biases may influence their health-care delivery.

Dr. Erin Johnson spent a six-month sabbatical at the University of Cambridge after receiving the Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship, which allowed her to explore new research opportunities.