Research
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’s 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’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.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is the seventh winner of the international health prize, which recognizes the best work carried out anywhere in the world that has enhanced quality of life for older people.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Hear from Dal alum and Christmas tree specialist Jay Woodworth about why Nova Scotia is known worldwide for the quality of its balsam fir trees and how the province has made huge strides in producing them.
Monday, December 13, 2021
Dal's Israat Haque, recipient of three separate awards in 2021 including an N2Women Rising Star in Computer Networking and Communications award, explores how digital networks function and how they might be improved to benefit personal and professional activities.
Friday, December 10, 2021
Haorui Wu, a Canada Research Chair in Resilience and an assistant professor in Dalhousie’s School of Social Work, is exploring front-line retail workers' individual-work-family challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected their well-being.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
The mental health of older Canadians has suffered significantly over the course of the pandemic, with depressive symptoms actually persisting and worsening over time particularly for those experiencing loneliness, according to a new study by a team of Canadian researchers including Dalhousie’s Dr. Susan Kirkland.