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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Thursday, July 9, 2020
Is wild salmon healthier than farmed salmon? And what species of salmon are the most nutritious? New research from Dal Agriculture鈥檚 Stefanie Colombo offers guidance on how to make healthy choices.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Researchers from Dal have received $1.6 million for their innovative social sciences and humanities projects through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grants program.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Researchers from 海角社区app and the IWK Health Centre are using smartphones to monitor the impacts of social distancing and isolation on youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
It is not just policing agencies that have a systemic racism problem, Canadian prisons do too, writes Nursing PhD candidate Martha Paynter and her colleagues.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research have awarded $100.8 million dollars over 16 years to nine new Indigenous health research networks across Canada. Among them is the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (WLN), hosted at 海角社区app University in partnership with Mi鈥檏maq, Wolastoqiyik, Inuit and Innu communities and organizations and with academic institutions stretching across all four Atlantic provinces.