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Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, Dalhousie study finds

Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, Dalhousie study finds

Dalhousie research suggests a popular nitrate supplement may hinder key exercise-driven heart improvements in females, highlighting overlooked sex differences and raising questions about long-term cardiovascular effects.  Read more.

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Kenneth Conrad
Friday, May 1, 2026
By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long‑term research, student training, and future discoveries.
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Dalhousie researchers are tackling a critical climate question—whether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale—while positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Dalhousie 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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Rebecca Rawcliffe
Monday, June 28, 2021
A team of researchers from the Institute for Big Data Analytics at Dalhousie took the top spot at the RoboCup 2021 world championship, becoming the first Canadian squad to win gold at the largest international AI soccer simulation competition.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Friday, June 25, 2021
Honours students in Sociology and Social Anthropology this year have taken the tools of their disciplines and applied them to what they saw happening in their own social circles, families and communities. Learn more about their projects.
Michele Charlton
Friday, June 25, 2021
Climate change is one of the world’s most pressing problems. Learn more about the Dal researchers offering innovative solutions to help improve stewardship of the planet.
Alison Auld
Friday, June 18, 2021
Ingrid Waldron was approached in 2012 by an activist pitching a research project on environmental racism — a term unfamiliar to her at the time. Her work on the topic since has proven powerful in ways she never expected, shaping proposed federal legislation under review now and spawning a popular Netflix film.
Michele Charlton
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The Government of Canada announced its newest cohort of Canada Research Chairs this week, a group that includes five scholars from Dal.