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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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Kenneth Conrad
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.
Suresh Neethirajan
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Canada has the research capacity, agricultural diversity and governance credibility to shape this emerging field — if it acts early, argues Dal's Dr. Suresh Neethirajan in Policy Options..
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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Genevieve MacIntyre and Nikki Comeau
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Chike Jeffers, Krista Kesselring and Christine Chambers are the three newest Dal members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Kathryn Morse
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Faculty of Health Professions launched its first Faculty-wide PhD program last week, which encompasses a broad range of topics, from bench science to social science.
Jane Doucet and Nikki Comeau
Friday, September 18, 2015
Richard Devlin (Schulich School of Law) and Jeffrey Hutchings (Department of Biology) are º£½ÇÉçÇøapp's two newest members of Canada's National Academy of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, September 18, 2015
Next week, º£½ÇÉçÇøapp and its partners are hosting a one-day celebration of French culture and university cooperation, featuring an open class, a public lecture on oceans and climate change, and more.
Nikki Comeau
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
PhD student Mauricio Cantor publishes new study exploring how different clans of sperm whales develop their own "dialects" of communication based on sound patterns.