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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
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Elaine Craig (Law), Shauntay Grant (English) and Matthew Herder (Law/Pharmacology) are the latest Dal faculty members to be inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Matt Reeder
Friday, September 6, 2019
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ apologized for its namesake's views and actions on slavery and race and the impact those have had on its community after formally receiving a scholarly panel's report on the subject Thursday.
Lisa Benjamin, Meinhard Doelle, Sara L Seck
Friday, September 6, 2019
The effects of climate change will disproportionately affect the world's poorest, risking the lives and health of millions of people, write two 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ researchers along with a colleague from Lewis & Clark Law School.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, September 6, 2019
The Lord 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Panel's final report offers a thorough accounting of the various intersections between George Ramsay, the Ninth Earl of 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ who commissioned the founding of 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ in 1818 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the institution and legacy of slavery.
Terry Murray Arnold
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
When the School of Nursing's Ingrid Waldron learned via Twitter that her work on environmental racism had caught the eye of actor and filmmaker Elliot Page, she had no idea it would lead to a full-length documentary. Now, "There's Something in the Water" is set to premiere at the TIFF and FIN film festivals this month.