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Coexisting in the ocean: How a Dal researcher advocates for whale safety measures among fishers
Dr. Sean Brillant works with fishers to develop safer technologies and policies, reducing whale deaths, improving coexistence at sea, and helping stabilize vulnerable North Atlantic right whale populations. Read more.
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
For years, scientists studying bowhead whales have relied on a simple idea: if a whale makes a long, square or U-shaped dive, it’s feeding time. A new study demonstrates that assumption may not hold water.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
HÂþ» 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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
HÂþ» 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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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Dr. Karen Foster was selected to lead a new national research network that supports the equitable transition to net-zero in Canadian agriculture and its periphery industries.
HÂþ» launches historic $750‑million Bringing Worlds Together campaign for transformational change
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
HÂþ» new fundraising initiative, the largest ever among Atlantic Canadian universities, aims to build a better future for everyone.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Dr. Harold Robertson has spent his career at HÂþ» trying to improve the treatment of neurological disorders. Now, as someone who lives with Parkinson's Disease, his family has established an award for graduate students focusing their research on the disease.
Monday, April 1, 2024
New research confirms that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing the cardiovascular complications that are a hallmark of COVID-19 infection.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Dr. Sonil Nanda, who was recently awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Clean Agricultural Technology and Energy, says accelerating Canada's biofuels sector is critical to meeting climate goals.