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Dal study examines how rise in discrimination, harmful rhetoric targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people is affecting their mental health

Dal study examines how rise in discrimination, harmful rhetoric targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people is affecting their mental health

Patrick Hickey continues to hear about the lasting toll anti-2SLGBTQ+ policies and rhetoric has on mental health and feeling safe in our communities. His research explores ways to limit those effects.  Read more.

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Andrew Riley
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Dr. Keisha Jefferies leads a groundbreaking study exploring Black women’s mental health in Nova Scotia, aiming to create culturally relevant care and amplify overlooked voices.
Matthew Robertson, Megan Bailey and Tyler Eddy
Monday, June 30, 2025
Major reforms could fundamentally reshape fisheries science and management in Canada, write Dal's Megan Bailey and colleagues. Yet most Canadians are unaware of how DFO’s science-management process works, or why change might be needed.
Érick Duchesne, Gregory Cameron, Gumataw Kifle Abebe and Monika Korzun
Thursday, June 26, 2025
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Dawn Morrison
Monday, March 17, 2025
New research from Dr. Niki Kiepek highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada, moving away from stigmatizing and punitive approaches toward policies rooted in equity and harm reduction.
Matt Reeder
Friday, March 14, 2025
Dal placed in the top 200 globally in nine individual subject areas ranging from development studies and law to earth sciences and nursing.
Joshua Boyter
Friday, March 14, 2025
Ten 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ graduate students successfully squeezed hundreds of pages of research into 180 seconds flat to clinch their ticket to Dal’s 3MT finals next week. See who’s competing.
Karen Eull
Thursday, March 13, 2025
A $3.5-million gift establishes the Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity at King’s and 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ.
Elaine Craig
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Rigorous enforcement of content moderation policies and absolute insistence on direct and meaningful consent are critical in the era of porn as social media.