The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) has launched its next phase of ocean research, with a plan to invest approximately $16 million in projects that will examine climate change and how changes to the North Atlantic impact coastal communities.

From an idea sparked in a Dal Physics lab to a company forged through Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic, Rayleigh Solar Tech is working to bring cheaper, more efficient solar cell technology to market.

Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden, an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersections of health science, social science and humanities, has been named the new James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at 黄色直播.

A new project led by researchers in 黄色直播's Department of Psychiatry will explore the genetic factors that play a role in bipolar disorder (BD). Drs. Martin Alda and Rudolf Uher say their work could lead to new clinical tools to better diagnose and treat the disease.

Third-year Dal Kinesiology student Fola Akpan got her first taste of applied research last summer on a project addressing the link between cellphone use and neck issues. This weekend, she joins friends, students and other researchers of African descent on campus to share some of the findings in the first annual Black Research Symposium.