Research

Coexisting in the ocean: How a Dal researcher advocates for whale safety measures among fishers

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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Andrew Riley
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.
Andrew Riley
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.
Andrew Riley
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.

Archives - Research

Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
The 2022 FASS Celebration of Research features works by dozens of faculty members, including articles, books, performances, productions, compositions, speaker series, and online symposiums — all covering a vast array of historic and contemporary topics of interest.
Andrew Riley
Monday, April 4, 2022
The Government of Canada has boosted several high‑risk, high‑reward research projects at Dal with New Frontiers in Research funding.
Ken Conrad
Monday, April 4, 2022
Susan Manning (Political Science) and J. Scott McCain (Biology) are this year's recipients. Learn more about their research and where it has taken them.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Apples found in the forests of Kazakhstan many millennia ago would stand in sharp contrast to the large, sweet, predominantly red fruit that fill grocery store shelves around the globe today, according to new Dal research.
Kate Rogers
Friday, March 18, 2022
Dr. Thomas Brothers, a general internal medicine resident at Dal, took a deep dive into addiction treatment and harm reduction services at the Saint John Regional Hospital and the QEII in Halifax and results show improvement is needed.