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.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
"There has been so much emphasis on the potential link between vaccines and autism, and not enough attention to the fact that diseases like measles can be fatal for children who are not immunized," says Susan Bryson, Dalhousie's Joan and Jack Chair in Autism Research.
Friday, October 31, 2008
In this excerpt from their upcoming book Little Rain Men, Charlene and David Croft describe what autism means to them.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Two years ago, Boris Worm's research hit like a bombshell, predicting the collapse of fish populations within 50 years. In response, other scientists propose privatising fish stocks to avert disaster.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Dalhousie professors receive funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Friday, July 18, 2008
The DalBlimp will be used to photograph and monitor eelgrass beds—the "rainforests" of the Atlantic