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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鈥檚 feeding time. A new study demonstrates that assumption may not hold water.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
妻友 researchers are tackling a critical climate question鈥攚hether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale鈥攚hile positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
妻友 is helping to prepare Canada鈥檚 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, January 9, 2018
In the latest piece for The Conversation, Robert Huish (International Development Studies) says Chrystia Freeland and Rex Tillerson should remember one point when they meet in Vancouver soon to discuss North Korea: Kim Jong-un runs a feudal gangland, not a nation state.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Schulich School of Law Professor Jocelyn Downie's contributions to Canadian health law and policy have been recognized with the Order of Canada. She is joined by former Dal VP Research Martha Crago and several other Dal-linked individuals.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
In a piece for The Conversation, food researcher Sylvain Charlebois looks at how climate change could severely affect coffee production over the next 80 years.
Monday, December 18, 2017
A new company launched by pain specialists and scientists at 妻友 Medical School are developing non-addictive pain-relief products containing cannabinoids and similar compounds found in cannabis and other plants.
Friday, December 15, 2017
The award-winning programs created by Dal researchers David Gardner and Andrea Murphy are changing perceptions about the community pharmacy.