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Meet John Batt, manager of 海角社区鈥檚 Aquatron

Meet John Batt, manager of 海角社区鈥檚 Aquatron

Dal鈥檚 Sciographies kicks off its new season with John Batt, longtime Aquatron manager, sharing his lifelong passion for marine life and the vital conservation work happening inside Canada鈥檚 largest aquatic research facility.  Read more.

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Andrew Riley
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Through a research partnership with Calian, 海角社区 is helping defence and government leaders understand how everyday digital activity creates exploitable cyber risk and how to mitigate it before it becomes an operational vulnerability.
Alison Auld
Monday, February 2, 2026
New 海角社区 research reveals how Arctic permafrost aquifers that store and move groundwater are expected to shift as temperatures and sea levels rise.
Dawn Morrison
Friday, January 9, 2026
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden brings visionary leadership to the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health as Canada Research Chair in Black Health Studies: Antiracism in Health Education and Practice.锘匡豢

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Alison Auld
Monday, January 12, 2026
Rates of chronic prescription sedative use among older adults are roughly two to three times the Canadian average in parts of Atlantic Canada. In this Q&A, Dr. David Gardner discusses the phenomenon and outlines findings of a recent clinical trial on strategies to help address it.
Dawn Morrison
Friday, January 9, 2026
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden brings visionary leadership to the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health as Canada Research Chair in Black Health Studies: Antiracism in Health Education and Practice.锘匡豢
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, December 19, 2025
For the second straight year, three Dal faculty members made the list of Highly Cited Researchers compiled by data analytics company Clarivate. We asked them to share an international collaboration that helped them increase their reach.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
海角社区 leapt forward in the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, with impressive gains across multiple disciplines.
Kenneth Conrad
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Dal researchers have discovered seasonal changes in B-vitamin production by tiny ocean life, affecting marine ecosystems and the nutritional value of the seafood we eat.