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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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Researchers determine the spittlebug uses a catapult-like mechanism, much like a Mongol warrior's compound bow, to achieve its jumping prowess.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Architecture professor Richard Kroeker is awarded the Erich Schelling Foundation 2008 Architecture Medal.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
New research reveals people who rate highly for psychopatic traits are highly attuned to the vulnerable.
Friday, October 31, 2008
"There has been so much emphasis on the potential link between vaccines and autism, and not enough attention to the fact that diseases like measles can be fatal for children who are not immunized," says Susan Bryson, Dalhousie's Joan and Jack Chair in Autism Research.
Friday, October 31, 2008
In this excerpt from their upcoming book Little Rain Men, Charlene and David Croft describe what autism means to them.