Heather Fennell-Al Sayed, a faculty member with Dal's Clinical Vision Science program, spent her July in Malaysia training young practitioners to lead orthoptic care in the country.

Dal's Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology (TOSST) summer school took grad students to West Africa to learn about how communities interact with the marine environment.

Dr. Drone, a Halifax-based startup co-founded by student Kiran Persaud, donated a new remote aerial vehicle to the Dal-hosted SuperNOVA initiative to help kids discover what's possible with a career in technology.

Axel Becke has spent his entire career working on one fundamental challenge in theoretical chemistry. While he hasn’t found a perfect solution — yet — the formulas he continues to hone have become foundational for the work of thousands of other researchers, making his work among the most cited in the world. (From AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ magazine)

Dal's Medical Physics programs, which earned new accreditation earlier this year, offer graduate students the chance to explore advanced cancer treatment and other applied medical research.

Agriculture alum John Stiles and his wife Mary Ann not only farm wild blueberries, but are responsible for the first taco food truck business in Truro.

After undergoing a dramatic makeover in a Dal lab, a one-of-a-kind ocean-based observatory known as the SeaCycler is planning to make its maiden voyage to the volatile Labrador Sea later this summer.