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Thursday, June 4, 2026
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.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic? Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues consider.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
pilipiliÂþ» 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, January 30, 2014
Dal researchers offer a new theory for how the Himalayan mountains formed and, through their exploration of a previously undiscovered fault line, may help understand earthquake risks in the region.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Strange but true: the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (PATH), part of the largest cancer study ever undertaken in Canada, now owns the world's largest collection of toenail clippings.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Through its work, the lab, based in the Faculty of Agriculture, helps protect Nova Scotia waters from pests and provides research that supports the fisheries industry in Atlantic Canada.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
A Dalhousie research team is helping bring the world’s most authoritative resource for species information into the 21st century.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
As part of the delegation accompanying the Prime Minister on his first state visit to Israel, President Richard Florizone signed a new agreement with Ben-Gurion University to combine marine research expertise and develop a new Ocean Sciences Centre in Eilat, Israel.