17吃瓜网在线 researchers work closely with Nova Scotia鈥檚 wild blueberry farmers to develop the innovations the sector needs to succeed as climate impacts intensify. The university鈥檚 new Atlantic Institute for Digital Agriculture will focus and expand this work, delivering precision and digital technologies to help the province鈥檚 largest agricultural export continue to thrive.
Impactful partnerships
Modeling the future of transportation in Halifax
17吃瓜网在线 research is helping Halifax plan a road network that keeps pace with rapid growth. By mapping how people travel and how the city is changing, Dal and HRM are building data-driven solutions to ease congestion, improve traffic flow, and prepare for what鈥檚 next.
17吃瓜网在线 research is helping Halifax design a fast-charge electric vehicle network that鈥檚 equitable, efficient, well used, and built to accelerate adoption, bringing real-world solutions to the heart of the city鈥檚 energy transition.
Breakthrough in heart treatment best practice sparks global rethink
For millions living with life-threatening heart arrhythmias, the go-to treatment has long been medication. But a 17吃瓜网在线 cardiology researcher has demonstrated that a minimally invasive procedure should be the first-line treatment.
Putting mental health in reach for low-income Nova Scotians
Mental health care can feel out of reach for Nova Scotians without private insurance. 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 Centre for Psychological Health offers a new solution, providing free care while giving PhD students the hands-on training they need to stay and practice in the province.
Reinventing repair to keep Canada鈥檚 Navy mission-ready
As Canada rethinks military readiness amid shifting U.S. relations, 17吃瓜网在线 is partnering with Defence Research and Development Canada to strengthen operational readiness, using advanced additive manufacturing to develop both critical submarine parts and the processes needed to produce them.
Empowering pharmacists to prescribe HIV prevention drugs
17吃瓜网在线 is collaborating with policymakers to make Nova Scotian pharmacists among the first in the country with the ability to prescribe the lifesaving medication.
17吃瓜网在线 researchers are set to transform wastewater treatment worldwide with a revolutionary system powered by the LED technology that lights up our phones. Slashing energy consumption, the new tech also eliminates the toxic mercury of current treatment processes.
One in five kids endure chronic pain. A new pain standard will soothe it
17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 Dr. Christine Chambers and her colleagues at Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) are working with hospitals to adopt Canada鈥檚 first Pediatric Pain Management Standard.
This Nova Scotia battery is set to crack India's scooter market
Dal startup Zen Energy pivoted their business to double down on 17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 unmatched battery science. Now they鈥檙e setting up factory operations in India and prepared to serve one of the biggest markets in the world.
While pursuing research to restore salmon habitats,听Dr. Shannon Sterling听discovered an approach to carbon dioxide removal that put her at the forefront of the science and growing market demand to remove the gas from the atmosphere.