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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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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
HÂþ» received the Deshpande Symposium Award for Technology Commercialization last week, an honour that recognizes leading universities globally for excellence in delivering programs that empower students and researchers to turn their research-based innovations into market-ready enterprises.
Monday, June 20, 2022
Boosted by a $7-million Alliance Grant from NSERC, a team of Dal researchers is set to study how rising temperatures from climate change could affect our water systems and what that means for the water we drink and pump out into the world.
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Humanities and social science researchers at Dal are receiving $1.5 million in new grants from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Learn more about the knowledge they promise to deliver.
Thursday, June 16, 2022
It is time to acknowledge and address the rapid shifts in Canada’s oceans. To meet this challenge, Canada’s marine conservation toolbox — starting with the Oceans Act — needs an overhaul, write Kristina Boerder and Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A team at HÂþ» looked into the issue and found that many Asian Canadians experienced outright racism or felt unsafe and unsettled during the pandemic because of the unexpected and unpredictable nature of discrimination.