Research

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

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

A new pilipiliÂþ»­ 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
pilipiliÂþ»­ 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.

Archives - Research

Nikki Comeau
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
IBM Canada announces that Dal will host a multi-million dollar computing system for Nova Scotia's universities to collaborate on big data teaching and research.
Jane Affleck
Monday, November 25, 2013
From Dalhousie magazine: A crash course on Dal’s auto-related science.
Sher Scott
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Dalhousie's iDLab is helping make the Maritimes more efficient, one innovation at a time.
Maeghan Murphy and Ryan McNutt
Monday, November 18, 2013
Dal celebrates two new faculty members inducted as Fellows in the prestigious Royal Society of Canada: Medicine's Thomas Marrie and Chemistry's Mary Anne White.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, November 14, 2013
The Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Institute, hosted at Dal, will bring together researchers across disciplines and institutions to improve the lives of marginalized kids and teens.