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Founded in 1818, Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university, driving the region’s intellectual, social and economic development.

Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our nearly 19,000 students coming from outside of Nova Scotia. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a diverse, purpose-driven community, one that spans 13 faculties and conducts over $135 million in research each year.

With 80 per cent of Nova Scotia’s publicly funded research, and as one of Canada’s leading universities for industry collaboration, we’re helping generate the talent, discoveries and innovations that will shape Atlantic Canada’s future.

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Honeybees crawl over a honey comb at the Honey Meadows Farm in DeWinton, Alta. in May 2024. Analyzing honey samples can provide vital clues as to the spread of harmful pollutants in any given area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

How honeybees can help us monitor pollution across Canada

Tony Robert Walker, Dalhousie University and Simon Harper, University of Manchester

Honeybees can act as a key ally in pollution monitoring efforts across Canada.
New genome editing technologies mean that the genetic modification of embryos is a scientific possibility, and laws governing its practice require extensive public consultation. (Shutterstock)

South Africa amended its research guidelines to allow for heritable human genome editing

Françoise Baylis, Dalhousie University

A recent change to South Africa’s national health research guidelines contains newly added language that appears to permit the use of genome editing to create genetically modified children.
When an employee frequently remains silent at work, it may indicate underlying mental health challenges rather than just disengagement or dissatisfaction with workplace conditions. (Shutterstock)

Silence speaks volumes: How mental health influences employee silence at work

Kyle Brykman, University of Windsor and Anika Cloutier, Dalhousie University

Mental illness symptoms can impair work engagement by causing employees to fixate on the potential negative consequences of speaking up.
A farmer combines his family’s wheat crop near Cremona, Alta., in 2022. Canada is the world’s sixth-largest producer and one of the largest exporters of wheat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canada’s agricultural policies are falling short of health and sustainability goals

Kathleen Kevany, Dalhousie University; Howard Nye, University of Alberta; Mark Kent Mullinix, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Talan B. Iscan, Dalhousie University

Just as calls for health-care reform often focus on improving services, Canadians have the right to expect better outcomes from agricultural policies.
People walk by a tree at Edwards Gardens Park in Toronto on Sept. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White

Humanity’s future depends on our ability to live in harmony with nature

Liette Vasseur, Brock University; Anders Hayden, Dalhousie University, and Mike Jones, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion are not isolated problems — they are part of an interconnected web of crises that demand urgent and comprehensive action.
Parfois, notre esprit se retourne contre nous. La thérapie permet de comprendre notre façon de penser, de ressentir et d’agir, et elle nous aide à acquérir les compétences nécessaires pour penser, ressentir ou agir de façon plus saine. (Mohamed_hassan/Pixabay)

Comment savoir si l’on devrait suivre une thérapie ?

Simon Sherry, Dalhousie University

Il peut être difficile de savoir quand commencer une thérapie lorsqu’un problème persiste. Connaître les bonnes questions à se poser peut faciliter la décision.
A migrant aid worker and Juan Pablo Lerma Lopez, one of two Mexican workers who are suing LeBreton & Sons Fisheries Ltd. for exploitation, speak to the media in Moncton, N.B., in August 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward

Why the open work permit for migrant workers is an inadequate solution

Kate Swanson, Dalhousie University; Alyssa Weeks, Dalhousie University, and Elizabeth Fitting, Dalhousie University

Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers.
L'objectif d'une thérapie est de vous aider à découvrir les pensées, les émotions et les comportements qui vous affectent négativement. Mais comment savoir quel est le bon moment pour arrêter une thérapie ? (Shutterstock)

Comment sait-on qu'il est temps d’arrêter sa thérapie ?

Simon Sherry, Dalhousie University

Il peut être difficile de savoir quand arrêter la thérapie lorsqu’un problème persiste. Dans ce cas, il est utile de diviser la thérapie en deux phases : aiguë et d’entretien.
Às vezes, nossa mente trabalha contra nós. A terapia pode ajudá-lo a entender por que você pensa, sente ou age e lhe dar as habilidades necessárias para pensar, sentir ou agir de forma mais saudável. (Mohamed_hassan/Pixabay)

Como saber o momento certo de iniciar uma terapia

Simon Sherry, Dalhousie University

Pode ser difícil saber quando iniciar a terapia quando um problema está em andamento. Saber as perguntas certas a fazer a si mesmo pode ajudar a facilitar a decisão.
A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Recycling more than pop cans: A circular economy for our energy landscapes

Martin J. Pasqualetti, Arizona State University; Chad Walker, Dalhousie University, and Michelle Adams, Dalhousie University

The customary energy life cycle includes exploration, development, extraction, processing, transmission and sometimes reclamation. An additional stage is needed: recycling.
Sometimes our minds work against us. Therapy can help you understand why you think, feel, or act how you do and give you the skills you need to think, feel, or act in healthier ways. (Mohamed_hassan/Pixabay)

How to know when it’s time to start therapy

Simon Sherry, Dalhousie University

It can be difficult to know when to start therapy when a problem is ongoing. Knowing the right questions to ask yourself can help make the decision easier.
Los cubanos Julio César La Cruz Peraza e Idalys Ortiz viajan en un barco con compañeros de equipo a lo largo del río Sena en París, durante la ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

La delegación olímpica de Cuba es la más pequeña desde hace décadas, y no es casualidad

Robert Huish, Dalhousie University

El histórico descenso del número de atletas olímpicos en Cuba pone de manifiesto la profunda crisis social y económica de la isla y el deterioro de sus programas deportivos.
Cuba’s Julio Cesar La Cruz Peraza and Idalys Ortiz travel on a boat with teammates along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, on July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Cuba’s Olympic delegation is the smallest in decades — and it reveals the country’s socioeconomic crisis

Robert Huish, Dalhousie University

Cuba’s historic decline in Olympic athletes highlights the country’s deepening socioeconomic crisis and the deteriorating state of its sports programs.
Public Service Alliance of Canada workers walk a picket line in Ottawa in April 2023 over issues related to remote work, enhanced work amenities and wage increases to compensate for inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

How remote work poses unique challenges to public sector employees

W. Dominika Wranik, Dalhousie University and Nachum Gabler, Dalhousie University

Overlooking the impacts of remote work on motivation may have unexpected consequences for Canadian public services and policies.
People gather in Paris after the second round of the legislative election on July 7, 2024. A leftist coalition that came together to keep the far right from power won the most parliamentary seats in runoff elections amid a high voter turnout. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Here’s how progressive, collaborative electoral alternatives can beat the far right

Ajay Parasram, Dalhousie University

If political parties respect voters and focus on policy rather than polls and partisan hackery, Canadians might have something substantive to choose from when the next federal election is called.

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