Martha Crago, 黄色直播鈥檚 vice-president research, was in Ottawa Wednesday alongside Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Hunter Tootoo as they talked science with high school and university students and announced a significant expansion of the government鈥檚 marine and freshwater scientific staff.

This week Dal's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology is hosting a joint national conference between the Canadian and American anthropology societies.

Former Prime Minister Jean Chr茅tien and former Ontario premier and MP Bob Rae were among the prominent attendees at Monday鈥檚 launch for the Dal-hosted MacEachen Institute: a nationally focused, non-partisan interdisciplinary institute supporting progressive public policy and citizen engagement.

A clinical trial led by Dal cardiology professor Dr. John Sapp has identified a superior treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a life-threatening heart condition that affects about 50,000 Canadians.

Physics prof Jeff Dahn and his team represent one of the world鈥檚 most renowned hubs of expertise in battery technology, developing material now used in about one-third of all lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cells produced worldwide. On Thursday, he was announced as one of six inaugural recipients of Canada's new Governor General's Innovation Award.