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Dal study examines how rise in discrimination, harmful rhetoric targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people is affecting their mental health

Dal study examines how rise in discrimination, harmful rhetoric targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people is affecting their mental health

Patrick Hickey continues to hear about the lasting toll anti-2SLGBTQ+ policies and rhetoric has on mental health and feeling safe in our communities. His research explores ways to limit those effects.  Read more.

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Creating space for care: Dal researcher funded to study mental health support for Black women in Nova Scotia
Creating space for care: Dal researcher funded to study mental health support for Black women in Nova Scotia
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Dr. Keisha Jefferies leads a groundbreaking study exploring Black women’s mental health in Nova Scotia, aiming to create culturally relevant care and amplify overlooked voices.
‘Making decisions closer to the wharf’ can ensure the sustainability of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
‘Making decisions closer to the wharf’ can ensure the sustainability of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
Matthew Robertson, Megan Bailey and Tyler Eddy
Monday, June 30, 2025
Major reforms could fundamentally reshape fisheries science and management in Canada, write Dal's Megan Bailey and colleagues. Yet most Canadians are unaware of how DFO’s science-management process works, or why change might be needed.
Resilient, sustainable food systems are Canada’s best defence against American tariffs
Resilient, sustainable food systems are Canada’s best defence against American tariffs
Érick Duchesne, Gregory Cameron, Gumataw Kifle Abebe and Monika Korzun
Thursday, June 26, 2025
The future of Canada’s farming sector — and by extension its food security, rural communities and economic sovereignty — will depend on its ability to turn today’s crisis into tomorrow’s opportunity.

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Cardiovascular risks and COVID‑19: New research confirms the benefits of vaccination
Glen Pyle
Monday, April 1, 2024
New research confirms that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing the cardiovascular complications that are a hallmark of COVID-19 infection.
Dal engineer explores how agriculture and forestry by‑products could accelerate our shift to clean energy
Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Dr. Sonil Nanda, who was recently awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Clean Agricultural Technology and Energy, says accelerating Canada's biofuels sector is critical to meeting climate goals.
Dalhousie legal scholar wins Killam Fellowship for ground‑breaking research into handling of sexual‑assault claims
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
The fellowship will support Dr. Elaine Craig in her study aimed at understanding why so many sexual assault cases fail to progress to trial and how we can improve the investigation and prosecution of these offences.
Powering up: First‑in‑Canada battery innovation centre to provide critically needed facility for research and industrial development
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Canadian battery science is about to get a turbocharge with the creation of the country’s first university-based battery prototyping and testing facility — a game-changer that will also be a magnet for industry in urgent need of the sophisticated equipment and the expertise to operate it.
Federal government invests $34.4M in Dal research to unlock innovation in clean tech, heart health, ocean science and more
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The new investments made through federal research grant programs will help Dalhousie researchers deliver tangible solutions to challenges faced by Nova Scotians and people across Canada.