Scientists are gathering data on a flea-sized, fat-rich organism that could be key to predicting where North Atlantic right whales search for food, better protecting them against threats like ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements.

Four Dal medical scientists, as well as four clincian scientists with Dal's affiliated hospitals, are pushing their groundbreaking research forward thanks to new funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Shirley Tillotson, professor emeritus in the Department of History, has recently been named the 2019 recipient of the Governor General鈥檚 History Award for Scholarly Research for her book "Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy."

As the field of animal law continues growing, so does public awareness of the problems with inconsistent ways that Canadian law protects some animals while leaving others behind, writes Law prof Jodi Lazare.

Boxes, buckets, tarps and lumber might not seem like obvious play things 鈥� but 鈥渓oose parts鈥� play can have huge benefits for children, according to the Dal researchers behind a series of fun community events in Halifax this summer.