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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 Mila Profit, Myrrhita White and Yasmein Oweida
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Students in Bill Freedman's class Nature Conservation offer simple and easy tips to conserve energy.
by Ryan McNutt
Friday, March 19, 2010
Music student Craig Jennex delves into the ever-popular yet oft-hated boy band phenomenon
by Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Young survivors of cancer face psychosocial challenges
by Billy Comeau
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Donald Weaver receives prestigious Killam Fellowship to continue his groundbreaking research
by Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pediatrician Michael Esser talks epilepsy fact and fiction as part of Brain Awareness Week