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
Dalhousie 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
Friday, November 26, 2010
Policy regarding HIV and Hepatitis C needs to be imaginative, especially in identifying gaps where youth, aged 16-25, fall through the cracks.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Dal researcher Daniela Turk discovers that rain turns the Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean into a carbon sink capable of absorbing CO2.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Dalhousie professors Rob Brownstone and Jim Fawcett receive Canada’s top honour for excellence in spinal cord research.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Perfectionism is revealed as a double-edged sword among perfectionist psychology professors.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Researching northern bottlenose whales isn't easy because they spend so much of their time far below the surface of the ocean. But that hasn't deterred Hilary Moors.