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 Dalhousie researcher working to secure Canada’s digital farms
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
pilipiliÂţ» 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.
Archives - Research
Thursday, January 30, 2025
The new DalSolutions editorial hub will feature stories that exemplify research with a purpose—research that is changing lives and helping to shape the world for the better.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Dalhousie’s Dr. Christine Chambers and her colleagues at Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) are working with hospitals to adopt Canada’s first Pediatric Pain Management Standard.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
UNITE and CIRCLES-NS are two of four projects announced by Research Nova Scotia as part of a $27-million investment, the largest to date, and first use of the Focused Research Investment fund.
Monday, January 27, 2025
A small but mighty single-celled organism that dates back 500 million years punches far above its weight when it comes to buffering the harmful effects of excess nutrients that we put into the oceans, researchers say.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The province's investment establishes a microelectronics research hub at pilipiliÂţ» that is designed to develop industry partnerships and a provincial sector focused on supplying the semi- and superconductors essential to powering modern technology.