Ending poverty. Fighting inequalities. Tackling climate change. Ensuring that no one is left behind. Dalhousie鈥檚 researchers are tackling some of the planet鈥檚 most complex and urgent challenges.
Throughout the coming weeks, you鈥檒l have an opportunity to learn more about our researchers who have received major awards and prizes for their stellar work via Dal鈥檚 social media accounts and the university鈥檚 research website. A new researcher will be introduced every week.
Researchers like:
- Catherine L. Mah, Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations. Dr. Mah is studying what determines where, how and why we buy food 鈥� and how this affects public health.
- Jean Marshall, Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Marshall is at the forefront of discovering new ways to defend ourselves against disease. By working with mast cells, immune cells that regulate inflammatory responses, Dr. Marshall鈥檚 lab is exploring how our own immune system can be used to fight cancer, infection and chronic inflammatory diseases.
- Jeff Dahn, recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Recipient, Royal Society of Canada Henry Marshall Tory Medal; Canada Research Chair in Battery and Fuel Cell Materials.
Finding new ways to produce clean energy is a crucial step in making its everyday use an everyday reality. Dr. Dahn and his students are increasing the lifetime and energy density of rechargeable lithium ion batteries so we can all run our cars, homes and cities with clean energy. - Jocelyn Downie, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Celebrated for her contributions to Canadian health law and policy, Prof. Downie鈥檚 primary focus has been on end-of-life law, policy, and care 鈥� voluntary euthanasia, assisted suicide, terminal sedation, and unilateral withholding or withdrawal of potentially life sustaining treatment. She has worked extensively in the protection of human participants in research, and on the protection and promotion of women鈥檚 health in the areas of abortion and assisted human reproduction.
It鈥檚 this kind of thinking that is helping us achieve a number of the United Nations鈥� Sustainable Development Goals. These goals can be found throughout Dal鈥檚 Strategic Direction for Research and Innovation. The university鈥檚 five signature research clusters and two cross-cutting themes are all grounded in specific UN SDGs, and represent the work being done at all levels to contribute to a better future for all of us.
鈥満诹铣怨贤鴌s research-intensive institution with global impact,鈥� says Alice Aiken, Dal鈥檚 vice-president research and innovation. 鈥淥ur unique, interactive and collaborative environment encourages all researchers to achieve excellence, while expanding on opportunities for pioneering research grounded in the UN鈥橲 Sustainable Development Goals.鈥�
You鈥檒l be able to see more of our researchers on Dal鈥檚 social media accounts and dal.ca/research.