April 2023

Dalhousie University will receive $154 million from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) grant program announced today by the Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, at Concordia University in Montreal.

L’Université Dalhousie recevra 154 millions de dollars dans le cadre du programme de subventions du Fonds d’excellence en recherche Apogée Canada annoncé aujourd’hui par monsieur François-Philippe Champagne, ministre de l’Innovation, des Sciences et de l’Industrie du Canada, à l’Université Concordia, à Montréal.

Convocation is one of the most celebratory times of year at Dalhousie University. Not only is it a time to celebrate the accomplishments of our students, it’s also a time to recognize individuals who have demonstrated service to their community and made significant progress in their fields. During this year’s spring convocation ceremonies, Dalhousie will present honorary degrees to two extraordinary individuals.

In addition to food, marine cells also transport a dubious cargo into the deep Arctic sea: microplastics.

Researchers at Dalhousie University have developed a cost-effective device that can collect, filter and preserve water samples and can be deployed by one person.

Dalhousie Engineering students designed and built a tubular launching device that will shoot an inflatable life-jacket to a victim within that critical initial 60 seconds after they fall in water.

Dalhousie University congratulates graduates Caleigh Wong (Dipl/BA’22) and Chantel Findlay (BSc’21) for being among 20 Canadian recipients of the McCall MacBain Scholarships, the country’s first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship for master’s and professional studies.

Dalhousie chemist Dr. Mark Stradiotto was announced today as a winner of the Governor General’s Innovation Award.

With $5 million in funding from the Canadian Cancer Society, a team of Dalhousie researchers will use state-of-the-art technology and patient experience to identify biological markers of risk related to arsenic, radon and air pollution.