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

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

A new Dalhousie University 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
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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By Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, April 29, 2010
These days, when most cavities are filled with resin, Dr. Richard Price's invention accurately measures the amount of total energy being delivered to a filling in the mouth.
By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A childhood cancer survivor herself, Melanie Keats believes getting active and staying active is important for kids recovering from cancer.
By Amanda Pelham
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Anxiety-prone smokers are more motivated to quit, but find it tougher than most.
By Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Third-year costume-studies students recreate the festivities that greeted vice regal couple, Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, when they arrived in Halifax in 1878.
By Billy Comeau
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Dal surgeon collaborates with mechanical engineering students to find a femur fix.