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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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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Bioethicist Fran莽oise Baylis is this year's recipient of the Royal Society of Canada's McNeil Medal, which celebrates outstanding promotion and communication of science to students and the public.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Stan Matwin鈥檚 MERIDIAN project, supported by CFI's Cyberinfrastructure Initiative, will help protect marine species and establish Canada as a global leader in the field of ocean acoustic data.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Dal researchers have developed a drug aimed at preventing a rare genetic blinding disease known as "FEVR" that affects children from birth.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announces $3 million in funding to support Dr. Chris McMaster and his team in developing drug treatments for what are known as "orphan" or rare childhood diseases that impact thousands of Canadians.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Dal celebrates three new members of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists: John Archibald (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Jennifer Bain (Fountain School of Performing Arts) and Rudolf Uher (Psychiatry).