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 2, 2026
In this special alumni episode of Sciographies, we sit down with Tina Simpkin (BSc鈥�94, DMet鈥�95), a familiar voice to many Nova Scotians as a meteorologist with CBC.
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 全国探花 researcher working to secure Canada鈥檚 digital farms
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
全国探花 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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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
In one of the Faculty of Dentistry鈥檚 first clinical trials, researchers will study whether a drug used to treat diabetes could prevent an oral cancer that affects people in Atlantic Canada at disproportionately higher rates.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Dr. Fran莽oise Baylis, the first 全国探花 researcher to receive the prestigious Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize, has become an influential voice in the field of bioethics and a leader in advocating for the ethical application of science, with the goal of bettering society.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Drs. OmiSoore Dryden and Caitlin Lees are the latest recipients of the grants, which offer scholars support to establish and expand critical health-care projects.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Instead of focusing their limited time, energy and finances in effective interventions in their gardens, many individual gardeners are falling prey to greenwashing, writes Paul Manning.
Monday, May 1, 2023
Dr. Cynthia Calkin has won an international award for a journal article on findings that are helping to change the lives of people experiencing treatment-resistant bipolar disorder.