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                            Research, Oceans
                    
            
                    Wednesday, July 21, 2021
            Researchers from Âé¶¹Éç were part of a team that has sequenced the genome of the American lobster, providing industry and science with a valuable ‘reference manual’ for the species that can help boost sustainability.
        
                    
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                            Research, News, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Wednesday, July 21, 2021
            Breaking Barriers identifies gaps in curricula at Dal and creates opportunities to increase exposure to the scholarship of researchers from underrepresented groups.
        
                    
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                            Computer Science, Research, Law, Medicine, Women In Research
                    
            
                    Tuesday, July 20, 2021
            Learn more about Âé¶¹Éç’s newest University Research Professors and the significant contributions to research and scholarship they have made throughout their careers.
        
                    
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                            Research, News, Graduate Studies
                    
            
                    Friday, July 16, 2021
            Four Âé¶¹Éç students were among this year’s winners of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, selected based on the potential impact of their research, academic excellence and leadership abilities.
        
                    
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                            Research, News, Oceans
                    
            
                    Thursday, July 15, 2021
            Feared by most and loved by some, sharks play a critical role in our ecosystem and are an important economic resource to many communities and countries. Fred Whoriskey of the Ocean Tracking Network helps us demystify these ocean dwellers.
        
                    
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                            Medicine, Research
                    
            
                    Thursday, July 15, 2021
            Scientists have been eager to edit genomes to eliminate certain diseases. A new series of WHO reports outlines ethical approaches to research and treatment, write Dal researcher Françoise Baylis and co-author Jantina de Vries.
        
                    
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                            Research, Agriculture
                    
            
                    Wednesday, July 14, 2021
            Tipping has often-overlooked consequences for food service workers. The industry should turn its attention to underlying issues if it wants to ensure a sustainable future, write Dal researchers Sylvain Charlebois and Poppy Nicolette Riddle.
        
                    
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                            Research
                    
            
                    Wednesday, July 14, 2021
            Tharindu Senadheera applied to the Dal Innovates Path2Innovation and Lab2Market programs ready to explore the marketplace for North Atlantic sea cucumber.
        
                    
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                            Research, Psychiatry, Science, Medicine, Psychology, Community Health and Epidemiology
                    
            
                    Tuesday, July 13, 2021
            A recent Âé¶¹Éç research study found that couples homeschooling their kids during COVID-19 experienced more conflict between family and work and that women who spent more time homeschooling their kids tended to drink more frequently. Go behind the headlines with insight from Sherry Stewart, the study's senior author.
        
                    
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                            Research, News, Community & Culture
                    
            
                    Tuesday, July 13, 2021
            In partnership with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, Âé¶¹Éç and the University of King’s College will host the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) conference in the fall of 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the first USS conference to be held outside the United States. Âé¶¹Éç and King’s will also host a one-day virtual pre-conference this October on reparations and education.