News Archive

Artificial intelligence can process large amounts of chicken vocalizations, identifying patterns in the birds’ communications.

Internet-enabled devices listen to our every word and keystroke, but the data they collect and where it goes is not well understood. Dalhousie computer scientist Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood is getting a handle on the risks in a corporate partnership with engineering firm Calian.

Marine Ecology student Nicole Harrington army crawled her way over to a grey seal pup during a wind storm on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island last January, capturing an image that beat out 100 others to land the cover spot in this year's Faculty of Science community calendar.

Congratulations to Paris Stewart and Sam Maillet on being named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!

The Tigers had a big weekend on the home court with volleyball, hockey and basketball all in action!

The civil war in Syria was spurred in part by drought and recent flooding in Pakistan left hundreds of thousands homeless. Dal's Dr. Kiran Banerjee says these are just the first signs of a refugee situation that threatens to overwhelm the world if we don't tackle climate change.

Sweeping international measures meant to curb wasteful shark-finning practices are not enough to save threatened species, but researchers, including Dal's Dr. Boris Worm, recommend ways to stem the losses in a new study.

The new home of the Dalhousie Tigers women's and men's hockey teams and the ringette team now has a name: the Oulton-Stanish Centre, named after two alumni who were members of Dal's Sport Hall of Fame. Learn more about these individuals and the latest updates on construction.

New Dalhousie research shows that we might be able to get a deeper understanding or our society by learning how whales have interacted over time.

Students from Dalhousie and other local post-secondary institutions embarked on a voyage around Halifax's thriving ocean-tech sector last month as part of a new industry networking event.