Research
Making friends with guilt: How personal experience inspired Dal prof's new book redefining guilt as a force for good
Chris Moore, professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, knows a great deal about the painful and profound journey through guilt 鈥� 40 years ago, he lived it, following a drunk driving incident with deadly consequences. Now, that personal experience has helped inspire a highly anticipated new book on why we feel guilt and why it's so important to building and healing relationships with one another. Read more.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
New research suggests the two top predators have forged a co-operative rather than competitive relationship to find and feast on salmon off B.C. coast.
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.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Dalhousie鈥檚 Killam Celebration shone a light on groundbreaking research and honoured those scholars shaping global innovation, while unveiling a bold new vision for the prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship launching next year.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
After 17 North Atlantic right whales were killed or caught in fishing gear in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2017, the Canadian government set new rules for the snow crab and lobster fisheries. Postdoctoral Research Associate Kimberley Davies writes about what this will mean going forward.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
New research from Dalhousie Medical School researcher Dr. Bradley Johnston indicates that hospitalized patients at high risk for C. difficile infection should be recommended probiotics to help prevent infection.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Nursing PhD student Martha Paynter sees great power in her profession and is using her position as a researcher and advocate to enact change and improve health outcomes for pregnant inmates. Now, her efforts have been recognized with one of Canada鈥檚 top student awards: a 3M National Student Fellowship.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The Dal-led Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, who had high praise for the institute鈥檚 research and its work to support sustainable ocean development.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
This week marks the 26th anniversary of the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia. There have been plenty of disasters since then, writes MacEachen Institute Director Kevin Quigley, but we still struggle to hold people to account when systems fail.