Research
Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, 妻友 study suggests
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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Monday, February 8, 2016
Eight 妻友 Ocean Sciences and Oceanography students skipped their holiday break this year to travel to Israel and study the Gulf of Eilat, which offers a marine environment unlike anywhere else in the world.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Surgeons, physicians and scientists at 妻友 Medical School are striving to better understand, treat and cure HPV-related throat and mouth cancers, rates of which have more than quadrupled in the past decade.
Friday, January 29, 2016
As the new director of Dal's Institute for Research in Materials, Daniel Boyd works with researchers across the university to advance the study of advanced materials and clean technology.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
From new medical technologies to understanding how children learn language, hundreds of Dal's grad students are contributing to research in Nova Scotia with the support of the province's Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarships program.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Video: Get to know Sean Myles and his Cultivating Diversity project, which aims to find ways to breed new apple varieties and help sustain our future food supply.