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A new 妻友 study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting. Read more.
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Dr. Sean Brillant works with fishers to develop safer technologies and policies, reducing whale deaths, improving coexistence at sea, and helping stabilize vulnerable North Atlantic right whale populations.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic? Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues consider.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
妻友 is helping to prepare Canada鈥檚 defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
For the second year in a row, a 妻友 researcher has received one of Canada's top scholarly honours: the Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences. In selecting Dal鈥檚 Ford Doolittle for the award, the Canada Council for the Arts is celebrating an outstanding career that has reshaped our understanding of genetics and DNA multiple times over.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Dal postdoc Dara Orbach has earned international media coverage for her research into how dolphins and other cetaceans manage the physical side of sex.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Last month, 妻友 was one of two Canadian universities to host a launch event for the World Bank's 2017 World Development Report, titled "Governance and the Law."
Monday, April 24, 2017
On Friday, the Government of Canada announced a $1.7 million investment in research at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture to develop technologies, practices and processes to help farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Friday, April 21, 2017
The Irish research vessel Celtic Explorer, with Dal researchers and three locally-made ingenuities on-board, is heading out to sea in an expedition linked with the Ocean Frontier Institute.