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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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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鈥檚 food affordability in the year ahead.
Friday, December 19, 2025
For the second straight year, three Dal faculty members made the list of Highly Cited Researchers compiled by data analytics company Clarivate. We asked them to share an international collaboration that helped them increase their reach.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Dalhousie鈥檚 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.
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Friday, April 12, 2024
See where Dal stands out in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, which includes 1,559 institutions from 96 locations around the world ranked across 55 narrow subjects and five broad subject categories.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
While pursuing research aiming to restore Nova Scotia salmon habitats, Dr. Shannon Sterling and Dal alum Dr. Edmund Halfyard stumbled into the forefront of carbon dioxide removal science and a growing market demand to remove the gas from the atmosphere.
Monday, April 8, 2024
The Faculty of Management鈥檚 Dr. Stacy Allison-Cassin and project co-lead Camille Callison have received $1.8 million from the Mellon Foundation for their Respectful Terminology Platform Project.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Dogs can be taught to recognize the smell of trauma reactions on the breath, which could make PTSD assistance dogs more effective.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Dr. Karen Foster was selected to lead a new national research network that supports the equitable transition to net-zero in Canadian agriculture and its periphery industries.