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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, November 25, 2015
This week the university celebrated the launch of the Centre for Transformational Nursing and Health Research, a first for the region that will support Dal Nursing鈥檚 鈥渞ock stars of research.鈥�
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Jennifer Llewellyn, an internationally recognized expert in restorative justice approaches, was presented with the Correctional Service of Canada's Ron Wiebe Restorative Justice Award last week.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Bioethicist and Philosophy Professor Fran莽oise Baylis is one of 12 international experts appointed to shape the agenda for next week's global summit on controversial advances in human gene editing.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Dal researchers in Science and Medicine took home awards for Innovation, Professional of Distinction and Emerging Professional at last Thursday鈥檚 Discovery Awards, hosted by Halifax鈥檚 Discovery Centre. Chemistry鈥檚 Axel Becke was also inducted into the Science Hall of Fame.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
The 妻友 Art Gallery teamed up with two Dal radiologists to try and solve some of the mysteries behind mummified Egyptian remains that have been in the university's possession for over 40 years.