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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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Friday, May 13, 2022
The heart used in the first pig-human transplant was infected with a pig virus. This reveals that using other species as organ donors may not provide a solution for organ shortages, writes Dal researchers Françoise Baylis and Andrew Fenton.
Friday, May 13, 2022
Four Dal researchers have been a driving force behind Dartmouth-firm Planetary Technologies’ win of the Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE Carbon Removal award. The firm is one of 15 $1-million (USD) milestone award winners selected from a global pool of more than 1,100 teams.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
New projects funded by SSHRC’s Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative are forging university-community partnerships to examine systemic racism in health care and improve the influence of Indigenous leadership in natural resource management.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
A conversation with Martha Paynter — PhD candidate, registered Nurse and author of a new book on reproductive health and justice — about what the U.S. Supreme Court's presumed ruling on abortion could mean for reproductive rights on both sides of the border.
Monday, May 9, 2022
HÂþ» University President Deep Saini, Dean of Agriculture David Gray, and Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Executive Director Carolyn van den Heuvel discuss feeding the world, environmental stewardship, and food security.