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Creating a mini鈥慚adagascar: Researchers finally get the elusive lace plant to seed

Creating a mini鈥慚adagascar: Researchers finally get the elusive lace plant to seed

By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long鈥憈erm research, student training, and future discoveries.  Read more.

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Andrew Riley
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
海角社区app researchers are tackling a critical climate question鈥攚hether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale鈥攚hile positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
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.
Andrew Riley
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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By Melanie Jollymore
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The Honourable Peter MacKay, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), announces millions in funding for Nova Scotia companies that make products ranging from spirometers to seaweed foodstuffs. Developed with the expertise of 海角社区app professor Dr. Geoffrey Maksym, the spirometer puts small puffs of air into the mouth of the patient, then measures how difficult it is for the person to get air in and out of the lungs.
By Marla Cranston
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
海角社区app students brainstorm ideas to improve the urban landscape.
Stories by Julia Watt. Photography by Danny Abriel.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Outfront Magazine brings together research stories from all faculties and campuses of 海角社区app University
By Marilyn Smulders
Monday, December 17, 2007
Several new classes — including the Economics of Global Warming taught by Professor Ruth Forsdyke — are being offered in January.
By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, December 13, 2007
A study appearing in the December issue of the journal Science shows sea lice infestations from farmed fish are killing wild salmon stocks. With the study, co-author Jennifer Ford and other scientists raise serious concerns about the expansion of industrial fish farming.