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Media release: Humans exact a ‘supersized’ toll on the world's ecosystems, and prey on 300 times more species than other predators: international research project
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Thursday, June 29, 2023
More than one-third of all vertebrate species on Earth are now being used by humans, according to new research by scientists from Dalhousie University.
Media release: Dalhousie University announces Rustum Southwell as Chancellor
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that Rustum Southwell will become the university’s ninth Chancellor
Media opportunity: Dalhousie University research reveals how tracking people's movements during the pandemic yielded important data on public responses to highly disruptive events and how that can be used in health emergencies
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Monday, June 26, 2023
Dalhousie University collected mobility data from 2020 to 2022 from three major tech companies, focusing on users' data in 58 countries
Media opportunity: Industrial activities are raising the volume in the world's oceans, taking a greater toll on everything from marine plants to whales: Dalhousie University researcher
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Thursday, June 15, 2023
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has issued a landmark report addressing this major threat and provides essential guidance on how to reduce noise and safeguard marine life.
Media release: Reef sharks are at a much higher risk of extinction than previously thought, and protected areas, fisheries management are key to their survival: international research findings
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction, according to new study published this week in Science.
Media release: Astronomers from international institutes, including Dalhousie University, use Webb Telescope to smoke out universe’s most distant organic molecules
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Monday, June 5, 2023
An international team of astronomers has detected complex organic molecules in the most distant galaxy to date using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.