There was lots of home and away action this past weekend for the Tigers.

A Dal PhD student is the lead author of a vital new study finding that frailty, more so than amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain, is a key risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Niki Kiepek, an assistant professor in Dal’s School of Occupational Therapy, says January is a good time to consider re-evaluating your relationship with alcohol.

Â鶹´«Ã½, Metamaterial Technologies Inc. and Mitacs are teaming up to bring together new researchers and inventors in metamaterials science — an emerging field of study that seeks to manipulate light in ways never before achieved.

Lt. General (Ret’d) Roméo Dallaire and Shelly Whitman, executive director of the Dal-based Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican Thursday morning to discuss the initative's global mission to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers.

As a Top 8 Academic All-Canadian this year, Sven Stammberger is one of the top student-athletes in Canada. The basketball player's story is one of grit, resilience and success on and off the court.

For student-athletes like swimmer Isabel Sarty, having academic mentors and advocates in their corner makes all the difference in the world.

Peter MacKinnon, set to lead the university into the first months of its third century, sits down with Dal News for a discussion about his time as a Â鶹´«Ã½ student, his views on his new role and what he envisions for his interim presidency.

Dr. Scott Halperin, a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Â鶹´«Ã½ and Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, provides insight into the reasons for the high number of flu cases this season

Registration is now open for Dal's annual competition of brains and brevity. Learn more about the 3 Minute Thesis event and hear from last year's winner on her strategies for success.