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Posted Thu, 06/21/2012 - 12:10 in Oceans

UMV in action

The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) deploys autonomous Wave Glider – Mission is three-fold to test advancements in ocean data collection

  A Wave Glider unmanned maritime vehicle (UMV) built by U.S. based Liquid Robotics Inc. has been deployed by OTN researchers in collaboration with acoustic telemetry manufacturer VEMCO Ltd. to ...  Read more


Posted Thu, 06/21/2012 - 10:38 in Oceans

Aquatron storage unit

Ballast water research will make the world's oceans safer

Dalhousie is about to launch a new ballast water testing facility in the university Aquatron. Trojan UV will be the first user.    Read more


Posted Thu, 06/21/2012 - 07:22 in Health

Sobey Foundation gives $2M for Alzheimer research chair

A $2-million donation to the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) from The Sobey Foundation is being used to establish the DMRF Irene MacDonald Sobey Endowed Chair in Curative Approaches to Al...  Read more


Posted Wed, 06/20/2012 - 12:42 in Oceans

Dalhousie hosts $3-million research project to examine how indigenous knowledge systems can contribute to fisheries governance in Canada

Dalhousie University has been awarded $1,997,900 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and $1,218,800 in in-kind partner contributions to explore how the different processes...  Read more


Posted Wed, 06/13/2012 - 16:00 in Arts

Kayla Mallery smiles as she leads a songwriting session at the Heart & Soul day camp.

Dal students put their hearts and souls into summer camp for seniors

Heart & Soul is a summer day camp pilot project for seniors organized by Jesse Robson and Kayla Mallery, two Dalhousie students. Robson is set to start the physiotherapy program this fall, wh...  Read more


Posted Tue, 06/12/2012 - 10:49 in Engineering

Dalhousie's innovation wins again: lobster trap device named one of top 10 inventions of the year by Popular Science magazine

Dalhousie's Innovation and Design lab (iDLab), in partnership with Clare Machine Works Ltd., has developed a unique device called the Bait Savour. The invention was designed to solve a problem fac...  Read more


Posted Mon, 06/04/2012 - 09:50 in Health

Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life make their largest-ever donation in Atlantic Canada to Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick

Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick is half a million dollars closer to its goal thanks to a donation from the corporate citizenship program of Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life for Bold Ambit...  Read more


Posted Mon, 06/04/2012 - 09:02 in Dalhousie-related

School of Architecture celebrates launch of Chéverie pavilion

The Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture will mark the official launch of a new pavilion in Chéverie, N.S., built by students from the Dalhousie University School of Architecture, ...  Read more


Posted Wed, 05/30/2012 - 09:28 in Oceans

Dalhousie to headquarter Network of Centres of Excellence in Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response

A collaborative national network to place Canada at the forefront of marine research and hazard management will be headquartered at Dalhousie University. The Marine Environmental Observation, Predict...  Read more


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