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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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º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Medical School
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Leslie and Allan Shaw donate $1 million to the º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Medical Research Foundation to improve melanoma diagnosis and treatment.
Alana Milner
Monday, June 1, 2015
Canadian Foundation for Innovation announces funding to support the Research Program for Rare Pediatric Diseases (RaPiD), which counts º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Medical School researcher Dr. Chris McMaster as a co-principal investigator.
Alana Milner
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Grad students with Dal's Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology (TOSST) research school are en route to Cape Verde, where they will collaborate with students and researchers from across West Africa.
Marie Visca
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
An interdisciplinary project involving the Faculties of Health Professions and Dentistry, focused on oral health in the aboriginal community of NunatuKavut, culminated in a forum for community members, researchers and policy makers.
Ryan McNutt, with files from Nicole LeBlanc
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Dal scientists Derek Tittensor and Heike Lotze contributed to an international study that used fossils of extinct marine species to determine species and areas at-risk for extinction in today's oceans.