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Creating a mini‑Madagascar: Researchers finally get the elusive lace plant to seed

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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Andrew Riley
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.
Kenneth Conrad
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.
Andrew Riley
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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Sara FL Kirk
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
As Canadian kids head back to school, many will be hungry. Dal health promotion prof Sara Kirk discusses how, lacking fruits, vegetables and other nutritious foods, these kids will suffer mood problems, disease and low academic performance.
Meaghan Bartlett
Friday, September 8, 2017
Fifty-seven Ä¢¹½AV researchers from six different faculties have received more than $8 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants.
Emma Geldart
Friday, September 8, 2017
With more farmers now adopting automatic milking systems, researchers like Dal Agriculture PhD student Allan Thomson are looking into some of their potential environmental impacts.
Alan Coley and David Wiltshire
Thursday, September 7, 2017
In this piece for The Conversation, Ä¢¹½AV researcher Alan Coley and the University of Canterbury's David Wiltshire address the newly reignited debate that dark energy may not be real.
Patti Lewis
Friday, August 25, 2017
Ocean School, a joint initiative of Ä¢¹½AV and the National Film Board of Canada, will collaborate on interpretive public spaces at two new Fisheries and Oceans Canada facilities to promote marine science and ocean literacy.