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Creating a mini‑Madagascar: Researchers finally get the elusive lace plant to seed

Creating a mini‑Madagascar: Researchers finally get the elusive lace plant to seed

By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long‑term research, student training, and future discoveries.  Read more.

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Andrew Riley
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
ÆÞÓÑ researchers are tackling a critical climate question—whether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale—while positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Kenneth Conrad
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Known for rethinking materials production and championing inclusive science, Dr. Blaine Fiss is gaining global recognition and momentum as he moves toward the next stage of his academic career.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
ÆÞÓÑ is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.

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Claire Bodkin, Matthew Bonn, Sheila Wildeman
Monday, March 9, 2020
Urgently needed treatment for opioid use disorder is often denied to incarcerated people, feeding the crisis in prisons and jails, according to Dal researchers.
Alison Auld
Friday, March 6, 2020
Three ÆÞÓÑ projects have received a total of $1.9 million through CIHR's Novel Coronavirus Rapid Research Funding Opportunity — an initiative supporting development, testing and implementation of measures to address the global outbreak. Learn how Dal researchers are working to provide better support for emergency room doctors, examine public policy impacts and address stigmas and misinformation.
Howard Ramos and Emma Kay
Friday, March 6, 2020
In Atlantic Canada, leaders must avoid the mistakes made in the country’s largest cities where people are being pushed out due to high housing prices, write researchers Howard Ramos and Emma Kay.
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Researchers in the Faculty of Computer Science are teaming up to tackle some of the challenges posed by the ever-expanding use of the internet — from your mobile devices to managing the networks all this data relies on.
Story by Michele Charlton, photos by Danny Abriel
Friday, February 21, 2020
Immunization is one of the most important advances in the history of public health. Yet, today, its achievements are increasingly debated, and its efficacy is challenged by the emergence of new superbugs seemingly at every turn. Take a look behind the headlines at some of the Dal researchers applying the latest in modern medical science to confront the likes of Ebola, coronaviruses and other global diseases.