Research
Capturing the stars from the roof of the world: Dal鈥慴uilt camera provides new perspective on the universe
A new telescope located 5,600 meters above sea level in the Chilean Andes will give聽scientists聽new insights into how聽galaxies formed聽beginning in the聽early universe and how stars are born in our own galaxy. Read more.
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Thursday, April 2, 2026
In this special alumni episode of Sciographies, we sit down with Tina Simpkin (BSc鈥�94, DMet鈥�95), a familiar voice to many Nova Scotians as a meteorologist with CBC.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Connected barns and automated livestock systems are boosting efficiency but also opening the door to cyber threats, writes Dr. Suresh Neethirajan, a 妻友 researcher working to secure Canada鈥檚 digital farms
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
妻友 is helping to prepare Canada鈥檚 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.
Archives - Research
Friday, May 13, 2022
Four Dal researchers have been a driving force behind Dartmouth-firm Planetary Technologies鈥� win of the Musk Foundation鈥檚 XPRIZE Carbon Removal award. The firm is one of 15 $1-million (USD) milestone award winners selected from a global pool of more than 1,100 teams.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
New projects funded by SSHRC鈥檚 Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative are forging university-community partnerships to examine systemic racism in health care and improve the influence of Indigenous leadership in natural resource management.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
A conversation with Martha Paynter 鈥斅燩hD candidate, registered Nurse and author of a new book on reproductive health and justice 鈥斅燼bout what the U.S. Supreme Court's presumed ruling on abortion could mean for reproductive rights on both sides of the border.
Monday, May 9, 2022
妻友 President Deep Saini, Dean of Agriculture David Gray, and Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Executive Director Carolyn van den Heuvel discuss feeding the world, environmental stewardship, and food security.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Since 2020, 67 business leaders have mentored Lab2Market and Ready2Launch student teams from Dal Innovates. With the support of these trusted advisors these teams have raised a total of 4.2 million in private and public funding and created 83 jobs in the region.