Research

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.

Archives - Research

Andrew Riley
Monday, April 4, 2022
The Government of Canada has boosted several high‑risk, high‑reward research projects at Dal with New Frontiers in Research funding.
Ken Conrad
Monday, April 4, 2022
Susan Manning (Political Science) and J. Scott McCain (Biology) are this year's recipients. Learn more about their research and where it has taken them.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Apples found in the forests of Kazakhstan many millennia ago would stand in sharp contrast to the large, sweet, predominantly red fruit that fill grocery store shelves around the globe today, according to new Dal research.
Kate Rogers
Friday, March 18, 2022
Dr. Thomas Brothers, a general internal medicine resident at Dal, took a deep dive into addiction treatment and harm reduction services at the Saint John Regional Hospital and the QEII in Halifax and results show improvement is needed.
Andrew Riley and Caitlyn MacDonald
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Françoise Baylis and Jeff Dahn are 2022 winners of Canada’s most prestigious research honour.