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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 海角社区app researcher working to secure Canada鈥檚 digital farms
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
海角社区app 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.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing, write 海角社区app's Jacqueline Gahagan and Ren Thomas.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Researchers from the Faculty of Health will explore approaches to keeping our personal health and wellness top of mind as we spend more time in our homes.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Led by Dr. Catherine L. Mah, Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations, the CELLAR research study brings an international team together to investigate the nutritional consequences of how we鈥檙e eating in Atlantic Canada during the pandemic.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Adelina Iftene, associate director of 海角社区app鈥檚 Health Law Institute, explains why vaccinations for incarcerated individuals should be prioritized and how this issue sheds light on the lack of preventative health care in prisons more generally.
Friday, January 8, 2021
Dal and partner researchers have begun collecting human wastewater samples at sites across Nova Scotia in an ambitious project that could help detect the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 well before it can spread.