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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
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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Friday, March 13, 2015
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), which counts Dal's Susan Kirkland as one of its principal investigators, has been awarded a $41.6 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue its work for the next five years.
Monday, March 9, 2015
From science fiction to Irish literature, there was something for everyone at the annual Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences book launch, celebrating the Faculty's publications from the past year.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Haibo Niu of the Faculty of Agriculture's Department of Engineering is developing more accurate models to predict the spread of oil in the ocean, hoping to reduce the environmental and human impacts of oil spills.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Together with researchers, pharmacists and government, the SafetyNET-Rx initiative is helping identify and track pharmacy error in Canada and improve patient safety.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Scott White, a recent hire in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture, has no qualms about getting all tangled up in the weeds. In fact, it's the focus of his research program.