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Suresh Neethirajan  –  Agriculture, Research
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Artificial intelligence can process large amounts of chicken vocalizations, identifying patterns in the birds’ communications.
Andrew Riley  –  Research, Industry Liaison and Innovation, Computer Science
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Internet-enabled devices listen to our every word and keystroke, but the data they collect and where it goes is not well understood. HÂþ»­ computer scientist Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood is getting a handle on the risks in a corporate partnership with engineering firm Calian.
Joceyln Adams Moss  –  Science, Community & Culture
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Marine Ecology student Nicole Harrington army crawled her way over to a grey seal pup during a wind storm on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island last January, capturing an image that beat out 100 others to land the cover spot in this year's Faculty of Science community calendar.
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Monday, January 15, 2024
Congratulations to Paris Stewart and Sam Maillet on being named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!
Chelsea Norris  –  Sports
Monday, January 15, 2024
The Tigers had a big weekend on the home court with volleyball, hockey and basketball all in action!
Andrew Riley  –  Oceans, Arts and Social Sciences, Political Science
Friday, January 12, 2024
The civil war in Syria was spurred in part by drought and recent flooding in Pakistan left hundreds of thousands homeless. Dal's Dr. Kiran Banerjee says these are just the first signs of a refugee situation that threatens to overwhelm the world if we don't tackle climate change.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Biology, Science
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Sweeping international measures meant to curb wasteful shark-finning practices are not enough to save threatened species, but researchers, including Dal's Dr. Boris Worm, recommend ways to stem the losses in a new study.
Chelsea Norris  –  Alumni, Sports
Thursday, January 11, 2024
The new home of the HÂþ»­ Tigers women's and men's hockey teams and the ringette team now has a name: the Oulton-Stanish Centre, named after two alumni who were members of Dal's Sport Hall of Fame. Learn more about these individuals and the latest updates on construction.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Oceans, Biology, Science, News
Thursday, January 11, 2024
New HÂþ»­ research shows that we might be able to get a deeper understanding or our society by learning how whales have interacted over time.
Alysa Czenze  –  Oceans, Ocean Tracking Network, Science, Oceanography, News, Community & Culture
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Students from HÂþ»­ and other local post-secondary institutions embarked on a voyage around Halifax's thriving ocean-tech sector last month as part of a new industry networking event.