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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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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposals for massive tariffs on Canadian goods has spooked many. Dr. Brian Bow explains what it could mean for Canada.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
A look at some of the latest publications and creative work emerging out of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, from books about the daughters of immigrants and Canadian exceptionalism to a philosophy professor's foray into stand-up comedy.
Friday, November 22, 2024
Award-winning journalist Doug Saunders and celebrated political scientist Dr. Debra Thompson visited Dal this week to dig into a question on many minds right now: What does Donald Trump鈥檚 re-election as U.S. president mean for the trajectory of democracy worldwide?
Thursday, November 21, 2024
PhD candidate Jamil Muradov unlocked new perspectives in his research on treating brain trauma thanks to a Killam International Research Award that took him to Leipzig University in Germany.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Dal biologists have identified a microbe 鈥� T. haligoni 鈥� found in the Bedford Basin near Halifax that could help scientists better understand the health of the ocean.