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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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Friday, October 30, 2015
English Professor Julia Wright explores how it is that uncanny monsters, creepy houses and other Gothic motifs continue to dominate popular fiction.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
The first 妻友 faculty member to receive a prestigious Trudeau Fellowship, Prof. Downie's work will inform law, policy and practice around end-of-life care in Canada.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Between Halifax and Saint John, more than a dozen different 妻友 heart disease researchers are being supported by this year's Molly Appeal fundraising campaign for the 妻友 Medical Research Foundation.
Monday, October 19, 2015
The Aboriginal Children鈥檚 Hurt and Healing (ACHH) art project, an initiative co-led by the School of Nursing's Margot Latimer, is one of several projects selected to compete for $35,000 in crowdfunding through Operation Blue Sky and HeroX.
Friday, October 16, 2015
"Racism is Killing Us Softly," a series that began with Social Work prof Wanda Thomas Bernard's research into connections between health and racism, continues this fall with a variety of topics.