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Foraging frenemies: Researchers find evidence of killer whales and dolphins working together to find food

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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Kim Humes
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.
Kenneth Conrad
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.
Mia Samardzic
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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Andrew Riley
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Clinical psychology and psychiatry researcher Sherry Stewart will lead a new Atlantic Canadian research 鈥渘ode鈥 dedicated to guiding substance use health policies and practices funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Stephen Abbott
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A Faculty of Science panel today (Wednesday) will centre on discussing how traditional Indigenous knowledge can be incorporated into ocean sciences, government policy and research.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Vanessa Schiliro, a marine biology student at Dal doing her honours thesis on sharks, offers input on steering clear of great whites, how to handle an encounter with one, and why they are being given a bad rap.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
A team of researchers in Atlantic Canada is examining the impact of tuition waiver programs for youth who have spent time in foster care.
Alison Auld
Friday, June 3, 2022
Confusion, word-finding difficulties, memory lapses, dizziness, an inability to focus: a growing cohort of COVID-19 survivors find themselves burdened by a strange array of cognitive impairments, and Dal researchers are looking to shed some light on the phenomenon.