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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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Ryan McNutt
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord ÆÞÓÑ Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of ÆÞÓÑ who commissioned the founding of ÆÞÓÑ in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Terry Murray Arnold
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Researchers studying hydraulic fracturing have answered a longstanding question over how the practice can sometimes cause moderate earthquakes and may be able to use their model to forecast when quakes linked to fracking might occur.
Michele Charlton
Monday, August 26, 2019
With the news that Dr. Christine Chambers has been appointed as scientific director for the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, ÆÞÓÑ becomes one of only two universities in Canada to host two CIHR institutes.
Alison Auld
Monday, August 26, 2019
A new study by geologists in Canada and the United States led by Dal’s James Brenan suggests a repository of precious metals may be locked deep below the moon’s surface.