Darshana Upadhyay (PhD’23) is a research scientist at TeleAI Corporation and adjunct professor in Dal’s Faculty of Computer Science. She credits her mentors for inspiring her to chase her professional dreams — and become a mentor herself.

Dust explosions, how pathogens jump from animals to humans and cancer patient empowerment programs are just some of the innovative research advances recognized at the 22nd annual Discovery Awards.

Israat Haque is a systems developer and instructor in Dalhousie’s Faculty of Computer Science, and her work recently earned her an alumni award from the University of Alberta.

Alumni, faculty and staff were among the winners at last week’s awards ceremony, which recognized individuals and organizations making a transformative impact on Atlantic Canada’s tech industry.