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Capturing the stars from the roof of the world: Dal‑built camera provides new perspective on the universe

Capturing the stars from the roof of the world: Dal‑built camera provides new perspective on the universe

A new telescope located 5,600 meters above sea level in the Chilean Andes will give scientists new insights into how galaxies formed beginning in the early universe and how stars are born in our own galaxy.  Read more.

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Jocelyn Adams Moss
Thursday, April 2, 2026
In this special alumni episode of Sciographies, we sit down with Tina Simpkin (BSc’94, DMet’95), a familiar voice to many Nova Scotians as a meteorologist with CBC.
Suresh Neethirajan
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 º£½ÇÉçÇøapp researcher working to secure Canada’s digital farms
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp 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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Michael Mackley
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
DNA testing kits will be a popular gift this holiday season. Before mailing off your saliva, it’s important to understand what these kits can and cannot tell us, writes Dal medical student Michael Mackley.
John D. Cameron
Monday, December 16, 2019
Canada’s new Elections Act may have prevented the type of mammoth election spending seen in the United States via super-PACs, but it's been at the expense of public debate, writes IDS prof John Cameron.
Story by Alison Auld, photos by Danny Abriel
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Global sea levels are rising more than twice as fast as they were even just a few decades ago — and accelerating. If emissions are left unchecked, the consequences could be devastating. In our first article in a continuing spotlight series, meet Dal researchers on the front lines of an approaching global crisis.
Françoise Baylis
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
One year after the first CRISPR babies were announced, changes in policies and regulations have meant that there have been no new CRISPR announcements since, writes bioethicist Françoise Baylis.
Michele Charlton
Friday, December 6, 2019
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp has joined Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada, part of a global network of universities, colleges, research centres and knowledge institutions addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.