Research
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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Thursday, April 2, 2026
In this special alumni episode of Sciographies, we sit down with Tina Simpkin (BSc’94, DMet’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 È«¹ú̽»¨ researcher working to secure Canada’s digital farms
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
È«¹ú̽»¨ 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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Thursday, June 2, 2022
Discoveries by È«¹ú̽»¨'s Canada Research Chairs promise to relieve the suffering of millions afflicted with chronic pain and inflammation. Learn how they’re zeroing in on solutions that could change lives.
Friday, May 27, 2022
Tobias Gerhard Schminke was one of 13 scholars selected out of 500 applicants to receive the prestigious Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and becomes the third Political Science doctoral student at Dal to receive it in 10 years.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Professor Erin Johnson, the Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, is the first Dal researcher to receive the Steacie Prize — one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for early-career scientists.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Because they help to create a shared understanding, metaphors can play a critical role in navigating the gap between the knowledge patients and health-care providers bring, write Jasmine Mah and Kaitlin Sibbald.
Friday, May 13, 2022
The heart used in the first pig-human transplant was infected with a pig virus. This reveals that using other species as organ donors may not provide a solution for organ shortages, writes Dal researchers Françoise Baylis and Andrew Fenton.