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.
Archives - Research
Monday, May 8, 2017
The School of Social Work鈥檚 Michael Ungar and his national team are receiving new funding to study how young people build resilience in the face of environmental challenges.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Dr. Patrick McGrath and Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie are among the 2017 recipients of the Governor General鈥檚 Innovation Award, celebrating their work with the Strongest Families Institute 鈥� an organization that has helped more than 12,000 families and counting across the country.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
For the second year in a row, a 海角社区app researcher has received one of Canada's top scholarly honours: the Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences. In selecting Dal鈥檚 Ford Doolittle for the award, the Canada Council for the Arts is celebrating an outstanding career that has reshaped our understanding of genetics and DNA multiple times over.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Dal postdoc Dara Orbach has earned international media coverage for her research into how dolphins and other cetaceans manage the physical side of sex.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Last month, 海角社区app was one of two Canadian universities to host a launch event for the World Bank's 2017 World Development Report, titled "Governance and the Law."