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 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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Friday, October 23, 2020
No matter what happens in the U.S. presidential election, Canada will be impacted. The director of 海角社区app鈥檚 Centre for the Study of Security and Development explores three different scenarios that could arise from the Nov. 3 election.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Researchers at 海角社区app have helped in the development of a rapid test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater 鈥� an unexpected resource that is becoming a valuable sentinel in the global fight to contain the virus before it is able to spread.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Researchers at 海角社区app and ocean data analytics innovation environment DeepSense have developed a machine learning method for predicting wind speed and wave height measurement 鈥斅爎esearch with direct impact on managing safety in the Halifax Harbour.
Monday, October 19, 2020
When minimum security units are closed in prisons, it is both a human rights violation and a reduction in available choices for women sentenced to prison time, write Dal PhD student Martha Paynter and colleague Linda Mussell.
Friday, October 16, 2020
The associate professor, lawyer, Aboriginal women鈥檚 rights advocate, author, and public speaker explains what can be done to address the many health disparities experienced by Indigenous peoples when accessing and receiving medical care.