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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Monday, October 6, 2008
Two years ago, Boris Worm's research hit like a bombshell, predicting the collapse of fish populations within 50 years. In response, other scientists propose privatising fish stocks to avert disaster.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Dalhousie professors receive funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Friday, July 18, 2008
The DalBlimp will be used to photograph and monitor eelgrass beds—the "rainforests" of the Atlantic
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Donald Weaver isn’t interested in treating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and epilepsy—there are already drugs that can do that—he wants to obliterate their root causes
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Dalhousie PhD student Yoko Ishigami concludes that hands-free devices may be even more dangerous than hand-held while driving.