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, April 20, 2015
Svetlana Yurgel, a new arrival in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture, is researching how to enhance the growth of agricultural legumes without the use of harsh fertilizers.
Friday, April 17, 2015
First-year Medicine student Victoria Bentley is co-author on two new cancer research studies out of 妻友 Medical School's Zebrafish Core Facility that hope to improve treatments for patients with leukemia.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Chemistry Professor Mary Anne White has uncovered new discoveries about the disorderly nature of the periodic table's fifth element.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Dal grad Matthew Griffin-Allwood's award-winning masters thesis explores how infrastructure on Nova Scotia's Sable Island could be integrated with a changing natural environment.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Faculty of Agriculture food chemist Chibuike Udenigwe is exploring how chains of proteins called "peptides" in dairy products affect certain areas of human health