In this week's Sciographies episode, Economics prof Tess Cyrus speaks about what it was like to grow up in Southern California, why economics was the subject that captured her interest (after a short stint in chemistry), and some of her most recent studies on international trade and economics education.

No matter what happens in the U.S. presidential election, Canada will be impacted. The director of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s Centre for the Study of Security and Development explores three different scenarios that could arise from the Nov. 3 election.

Researchers at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ have helped in the development of a rapid test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater — an unexpected resource that is becoming a valuable sentinel in the global fight to contain the virus before it is able to spread.

Researchers at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ and ocean data analytics innovation environment DeepSense have developed a machine learning method for predicting wind speed and wave height measurement — research with direct impact on managing safety in the Halifax Harbour.

When minimum security units are closed in prisons, it is both a human rights violation and a reduction in available choices for women sentenced to prison time, write Dal PhD student Martha Paynter and colleague Linda Mussell.