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.
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Friday, March 4, 2022
Rita Orji, Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technology and an associate professor in the Faculty of Computer Science, is one of 39 new Global Young Academy members — and one of only two new members from a Canadian institution this year.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Sarah Fortune, who has built her career investigating some of the world's largest mammals and how changing environmental conditions affect their behaviour, is the recipient of the new Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) Chair in Large Whale Conservation — a partnership between CWF and Dal.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
A team of researchers from Dalhousie and other Canadian organizations has discovered what could be the first link between a case of COVID-19 in deer and humans, suggesting in a new paper that the virus can be transmitted from wildlife to people.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
The 2022 cohort of the OpenThink Initiative consists of 15 PhD students from across Dalhousie with varying research interests and an enthusiasm for sharing their ideas with the public.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The Food Lab, refreshed and enhanced during re-construction after a 2018 fire, offers an upgraded space for everything from a course on wine preparation to experiments in darkening potatoes.