A graduate student in the Faculty of Medicine who is investigating light-sensitive proteins’ abilities to regulate heart arrhythmias has won the 2025 Three-Minute Thesis competition.

Thousands of Canadians are saved each year by a device inserted in the body that zaps the heart back on track when it’s threatened by dangerous rhythms. But the side effect is pain and trauma. A Dalhousie researcher has determined the most effective way to limit the shocks, prompting a re-evaluation of heart treatment worldwide.

In late January, a royal celebration and recognition made its way to campus. Beginning last May and continuing into this year, 30,000 Canadians are being honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medals.

Dr. Sanja Stanojevic is among 39 recipients selected by the Canadian Lung Association to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

At Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine, efforts to foster inclusive leadership have evolved into tangible initiatives—including the Diversity in Leadership Fund, which provides financial support for equity-deserving faculty and staff to pursue leadership training.

Celebrated biomedical engineer, genealogist and medical historian, author, and researcher, Dr. Allan Marble, is among the latest Nova Scotians appointed to the Order of Nova Scotia.

The Faculty of Medicine hosted its first Breakthrough Breakfast of 2025, Improving Family Medicine through Research, on January 28.

The Indigenous community in Halifax will have more access to culturally-safe mental health care thanks to a collaboration between the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society – Wije’winen Health Centre and the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Central Zone.

In 2024, the Dal Department of Psychiatry celebrated 75 years. To recognize this significant milestone, the department hosted two community engagement events — a public talk about new mental health services and a mental health mini-conference for front-line staff of community-based organizations serving people experiencing homelessness.

Four Dalhousie faculty members have received $7.5 million from Research Nova Scotia for two projects that will develop system-wide innovations for more supportive youth mental health and addictions care, and generate the resources needed for communities to come together and address local issues.