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Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, ÆÞÓÑ study suggests

Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, ÆÞÓÑ study suggests

A new ÆÞÓÑ study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting.  Read more.

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Rianne Zinck
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.
Megan Bailey, Candis Callison, Adrian Howkins, Élise Devoie
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.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
ÆÞÓÑ is helping to prepare Canada’s 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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Kate Swanson, Alyssa Weeks, and Elizabeth Fitting
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers.
Jennifer Cameron
Friday, September 27, 2024
Fifteen innovation-inspired events. More than 1,500 participants. More bold ideas than you can imagine. Learn more about a week brimming with transformative potential.
Emily MacKinnon
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Artificial intelligence tools are power hungry, generating huge emissions through electricity consumption. Computer Science's Dr. Tushar Sharma is striving to clean them up.
Alison Auld
Monday, September 23, 2024
Dal researchers are trying to better understand the potential relationship between cannabis use and brain development in teens, particularly among those who've experienced psychotic-like experiences.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Dr. Elaine Craig's Mainstreaming Porn: Sexual Integrity and the Law Online explores how law, policy, and social measures can address the harmful consequences of algorithm-driven mainstream porn.