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Foraging frenemies: Researchers find evidence of killer whales and dolphins working together to find food
New research suggests the two top predators have forged a co-operative rather than competitive relationship to find and feast on salmon off B.C. coast. Read more.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Dalhousie’s Killam Celebration shone a light on groundbreaking research and honoured those scholars shaping global innovation, while unveiling a bold new vision for the prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship launching next year.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Dalhousie researchers partner with Nova Scotia’s wild blueberry farmers to develop climate-smart innovations. Through the new Atlantic Institute for Digital Agriculture, they’ll deliver precision technologies to sustain the province’s top agricultural export.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Experts warn rising grocery costs will strain household budgets as new analysis reveals key trends, regional impacts, and policy shifts shaping Canada’s food affordability in the year ahead.
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Friday, August 23, 2024
Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Dal maintained its place in the top 301-400 universities overall in the annual ranking, which tracks performance in research and academic achievement.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
If political parties respect voters and focus on policy rather than polls and partisan hackery, Canadians might have something substantive to choose from when the next federal election is called.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Halifax-based Coloursmith leveraged support from Creative Destruction Lab - Atlantic, the Dalhousie-based arm of the global startup program, and is now working with the vision care industry to commercialize its technology that helps colourblind people see colour more vividly.
Friday, August 9, 2024
Building a communications network to study environmental conditions in the harsh North Atlantic comes with its challenges. This Dal engineer is helping develop a solution.