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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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Molly Marcott
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Last month, º£½ÇÉçÇøapp recognized graduate students and postdocs who received awards from the prestigious Killam Trust, and also announced a new scholarship in honour of retiring Killam trustee George Cooper.
Rachael Kelly
Monday, November 7, 2016
Representatives from the Schulich School of Law’s Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq Initiative met with a UN working group last month at the Black Cultural Centre to examine the situation of African Nova Scotians and to make recommendations to address problems.
Michele Charlton
Monday, November 7, 2016
Electrical & Computer Engineering PhD student Colin O'Flynn has earned international media attention for his research identifying a security vulnerability in popular Internet-connected electrical devices such as lightbulbs.
Michele Charlton
Friday, November 4, 2016
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp hosted the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation's 2016 Innovation Symposium, which included the announcement of the organization's Manning Innovation Awards.
Michelle Thompson
Friday, November 4, 2016
Gefu Wang-Pruski, a professor of molecular biology in the Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Agriculture, helps growers and consumers by producing potatoes that are environmentally friendly and that also provide a healthy food choice.