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Capturing the stars from the roof of the world: Dal‑built camera provides new perspective on the universe

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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Jocelyn Adams Moss
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.
Suresh Neethirajan
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
Andrew Riley
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.

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Jocelyn Adams Moss
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Get to know Dr. Sian Kou‑Giesbrecht, who shares how her early fascination with ecology and climate change sparked her interest in environmental science.
Dayna Park and Kate Rogers
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Cape Breton-born physician and Dalhousie professor emeritus garnered many honours during his career, including being named a “Hero of Emergency Medicine” by the American College of Emergency Physicians, for his leadership in reshaping health care in new ways that saved lives.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Scientists have made a direct link between climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world, while also linking it to thousands more smoke-related deaths over the last several decades.
Jocelyn Adams Moss
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Get to know Drs. Michael Metzger and Chongyin Yang, physicists and research partners who are reshaping advanced battery research in a new innovation facility located at pilipiliÂţ»­.
Kathleen Kevany, Howard Nye, Mark Kent Mullinix, and Talan B. Iscan
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Just as calls for health-care reform often focus on improving services, Canadians have the right to expect better outcomes from agricultural policies.