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 9, 2026
Known for rethinking materials production and championing inclusive science, Dr. Blaine Fiss is gaining global recognition and momentum as he moves toward the next stage of his academic career.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Canada has the research capacity, agricultural diversity and governance credibility to shape this emerging field 鈥� if it acts early, argues Dal's Dr. Suresh Neethirajan in Policy Options..
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, March 4, 2016
Dr. Graham Dellaire, 海角社区app Medical School鈥檚 Cameron Research Scientist in Cancer Biology, has developed a technique that could make gene therapy more effective and safer to use.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
海角社区app Medical School researchers Dr. Fred Burge and Beverley Lawson were part of a multi-province team which found that investment in home-based palliative care reduces overall costs to the health-care system.
Friday, February 19, 2016
With financial support from Irving Shipbuilding, the Dal-headquartered Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) has announced funding for nine research projects across Canada. One of them is Dal Biologist Julie LaRoche's study of plankton and algal blooms, which are crucial to ocean ecosystems.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
At the year's first set of Cross-Current Seminars, Provost and Vice-President Academic Carolyn Watters announced the establishment of new Special Provost-Alumni Scholarships for PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Friday, February 12, 2016
We chat with postdoc Sarah Vannier, a researcher with Dal鈥檚 Couples and Sexual Health Research Laboratory, about romantic expectations and their impact on relationships, as well as her current research into postpartum sexuality.