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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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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
No, not for drinking 鈥斅爑nless you're a plant, that is. Faculty of Agriculture prof Lord Abbey is exploring how taking a tea-brewing approach to compost fertilizer may lengthen the lifespan of grazing crops.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Environmental Studies student Adam Cheeseman, who studies how summer camps can help children learn about sustainability, is one of 25 researchers selected as finalists in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's (SSHRC) annual Storytellers competition.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Canada's Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan was on campus Friday, speaking with faculty and student researchers on a tour of the university's ocean sciences facilities.
Friday, April 1, 2016
This Saturday (April 2) is World Autism Awareness Day. We speak with Dr. Isabel Smith, 妻友's Joan and Jack Craig Chair in Autism Research, about the disorder and the importance of advocacy efforts in raising awareness among parents, educators, employers and the broader pubic.
Friday, April 1, 2016
妻友 Medical School researchers have made two discoveries that shine light on how influenza is detected by the immune system, and how the virus has evolved to undermine the body鈥檚 immunity.