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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
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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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Michele Charlton
Monday, November 9, 2020
Researchers at Dal, the IWK Health Centre and the QEII Health Sciences Centre have received $1.2 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to advance the development of new COVID-19 vaccines with upgrades to the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology’s level 3 containment facility at the IWK Health Centre.
Alison Auld
Monday, November 9, 2020
Certain species of whales, seals and other endangered marine mammals could fall victim to COVID-19 infection through wastewater and sewage that seeps into their marine habitats, researchers at 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ say in a new study that has found some of the animals to be highly susceptible to the virus.
Niecole Killawee
Thursday, November 5, 2020
In the last Sciographies episode of the year, pharmacology student, neuroscience alum and varsity athlete Gracious Kashéké (BSc’20) takes over hosting duties to interview usual host David Barclay for a change.
Dawn Morrison
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ’s Merlinda Weinberg, a professor in the School of Social Work, was the only Canadian on a global team of eight social work ethicists who conducted a first-of-its-kind international study on the challenges social workers face as a result of COVID-19.
Lucia Fanning and Shelley Denny
Friday, October 30, 2020
The dispute over the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery isn't only about money — it's about who has the authority to govern and define these activities, write Dal Marine Affairs researchers Lucia Fanning and Shelley Denny.