Research
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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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.
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.
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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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Dal master's student Andre Maddison wins a national myth-busting competition for his research contending that non-urgent patients are not the main reason for emergency-room overcrowding.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Engineering students develop water management solutions in rural Nova Scotia.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
What makes the difference for troubled kids? What services, what supports? That's what an expanded research study into resilience will try to find out.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Jill Grant, professor with Dalhousie's School of Planning, is studying developments in suburban neighbourhoods.
Friday, May 22, 2009
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging will collect data from 50,000 Canadians in the hope of understanding the biological, physical, financial, psychological and social dimensions of aging.