Scientists are starting to use genetic information from bacteria to measure the health of vast areas of the ocean, writes Eric Jorden Raes, a postdoctoral researcher with the Ocean Frontier Institute.

Dalhousie researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify weeds in lucrative blueberry fields, helping to target unwanted plants, reduce the use of herbicides and make farming more cost-effective and environmentally sustainable.

David Barclay led a team to deploy his home-grown Deep Acoustic Lander to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific last Friday, recording sound in one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

Dalhousie continues to rank among the top 200 universities in the world in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which explores how university research and operations are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Among Dal’s rankings are top-40 results in key SDGs including Clean Water and Sanitation and Good Health and Well-Being.

Dr. Gujar will receive $600,000 over five years from the Canadian Cancer Society to explore how cancer killing viruses could potentially be used to treat and cure lung cancer.