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
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Currently, there are laws to regulate oceans and waterways and others to deal with land use planning, but few consider both at the same time. "Coastlines can get lost in the mix,” says Dalhousie Law professor Aldo Chircop.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Dal master's student Andre Maddison wins a national myth-busting competition for his research contending that non-urgent patients are not the main reason for emergency-room overcrowding.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Engineering students develop water management solutions in rural Nova Scotia.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
What makes the difference for troubled kids? What services, what supports? That's what an expanded research study into resilience will try to find out.