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, December 18, 2007
Outfront Magazine brings together research stories from all faculties and campuses of Dalhousie University
Monday, December 17, 2007
Several new classes — including the Economics of Global Warming taught by Professor Ruth Forsdyke — are being offered in January.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
A study appearing in the December issue of the journal Science shows sea lice infestations from farmed fish are killing wild salmon stocks. With the study, co-author Jennifer Ford and other scientists raise serious concerns about the expansion of industrial fish farming.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Dalhousie's research stories are told on the documentary series, The Life Changers. This week, the series features the Ocean Tracking Network, a $168-million conservation project, which will add to our knowledge of the sea by tracking thousands of marine animals around the world. In this picture, researchers tag a blue-fin tuna.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Stacy Ackroyd receives the Dr. David Rippey Patient Safety Fellowship Award for her proposal "Safer Medication Use in Emergency Departments"