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Creating a mini‑Madagascar: Researchers finally get the elusive lace plant to seed
By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long‑term research, student training, and future discoveries. Read more.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Ä¢¹½AV researchers are tackling a critical climate question—whether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale—while positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Known for rethinking materials production and championing inclusive science, Dr. Blaine Fiss is gaining global recognition and momentum as he moves toward the next stage of his academic career.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Ä¢¹½AV 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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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The bestselling novel turned film exposes paradoxes of fixing a broken system with its own tools, writes adjunct professor Tom Ue. As we collectively meditate on the world's problems, why not imagine better worlds?
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Susan Kirkland, head of Dal’s Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, is co-lead of a new national study collecting data on aging adults’ experience during COVID-19.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Drug users are already among the most marginalized and stigmatized populations in times without a pandemic, writes research coordinator Matthew Bonn. Unless we decriminalize drug use, once again they will bear the brunt of another deadly disease.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Researchers at Ä¢¹½AV are using algorithms and machine learning to listen for the distinct calls of one of the world’s most endangered animals in a bid to identify where they are and shield them from one of their greatest threats.
Monday, April 27, 2020
From cholera outbreaks to public health actions, war metaphors have long been used to describe diseases, writes English Professor Julia Wright. They show what we fear and help to explain our world to ourselves.