Research

Members of the Dal community came together Wednesday afternoon at the second-annual Legacy Awards to recognize faculty and staff who have gone above-and-beyond in their work and in the community.

A team of Dal researchers has scanned the skeleton of a young blue whale, giving them a trove of data on the endangered marine giant and creating a unique virtual 3D model of the largest animal on the planet.

Forget mythic notions of "self help": true resilience in the face of hardship requires learning how to change one's environment, according to Social Work professor and author Michael Ungar.

Populations of large fish and other marine species will decline steadily if little is done to stem the effects of climate change, according to a study led by Dalhousie researchers that shows how greenhouse gas emissions could cause widespread global stock losses and habitat shifts.

Grad student Taylor Hersh’s innovative research is helping us learn more about the behaviour, movement and culture of sperm whales — and how they talk to one another might not be all that different from us.